The aviation sector must overcome some major challenges in the coming decades if it’s to reach its 2050 net zero target. By then, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates airlines will
Over 30 hydrogen filling stations, almost 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles providing the bulk of the transportation, and a hydrogen-fuelled Olympic torch. The widespread use of hydrogen at the 2022
The shipping industry must invest in new vessels, fuels and infrastructure to achieve its 2050 climate goals, but there’s still a massive funding gap to 2030 and major uncertainty over
Prices for China’s biodiesel exports have been rising significantly, from less than 7,000 yuan (US$1,050) a tonne in January last year to a record high of over 12,000 yuan (US$1,723)
Lithium production is facing a transformation. Mining, automotive and chemical companies around the world are in a race to improve the efficiency of production processes and reduce the environmental impact of the
Experts say the shipping industry will have to decarbonise rapidly to keep global average temperature increases below the critical threshold of 1.5C, and find alternative green fuels to the polluting
Although producing EVs is not without environmental impacts given the effects of mining and processing lithium, nickel, cobalt and other necessary metals, when it comes to running them, Kenya is
The EU launched its emissions trading system (ETS) in 2005, and it now covers 11,000 emitters and almost half of European emissions. It uses a market-based cap-and-trade system to reduce
At last year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, 22 countries, including the UK, US, Germany and Japan, signed up to the Clydebank Declaration, announcing their intention to establish various zero-emissions shipping
In 2020, China accounted for 28% of the world’s carbon emissions, and those emissions are still rising. Nevertheless, it has announced its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions before 2060.
Oil palm, known as dendezeiro in Brazil, can produce up to ten times more vegetable oil per hectare than other crops, but it is regularly condemned as harmful to the biodiversity of tropical
On a 100-hectare plot of land nestled in Malaysia, farmers will soon begin an experiment that will turn the idea of a palm oil plantation on its head. Instead of
Last year was both the first full year since China committed to carbon neutrality, and the first of the 14th Five Year Plan (FYP) period. It saw the dual carbon
Ships emit around one billion tonnes of greenhouse gases every year, or 3% of global emissions. If it were a country, shipping would be the sixth-largest polluter in the world, according to
A declaration made by China and the US at the COP26 climate summit has pushed methane into the limelight. Both countries have acknowledged the significant impact of emissions of the
Prices for the raw materials needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries have spiked since the end of last year, causing headaches for EV manufacturers and giving new urgency to the
An electric shock in water. It sounds overly simplistic, but this is the process – electrolysis – that is used to make green hydrogen, the gaseous element that has already
The European Commission sparked an international debate in July when it put forward its proposal for a carbon levy, known as the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). This explainer considers
Despite the economic prosperity the globalised soybean industry hasbrought, it remains a volatile sector often associated with deforestation and biodiversity loss. But the “miracle crop” also has a long history as
The UN Food Systems Summit, which took place in Washington DC in September, couldn’t be faulted for ambition. “The way we produce and market food is harming our environment,” said its
