Intensifying on biodiversity. UN, Environment Program.
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to guide global action on biodiversity and nature. The GBF provides a framework for action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss: investors eager to show leadership in responsible investment should seek to align with its objectives. This report provides an overview of the key implications for investors to support […]
Transport and Environment Report 2022, EEA.
Digitalization plays an increasingly important role in mobility. Digital technologies are becoming more common, although the drivers of this transformation are not necessarily linked to sustainability, but are often associated with technological innovation, the development of new markets, social benefits and cultural changes. Digitalisation has the potential to support a sustainable economy.
Oil Emissions and Gas Operations in Net Zero Transitions, IEA.
In the 2050 Scenario, the emissions intensity of these activities falls by 50% by the end of this decade, and combined with reductions in oil and gas consumption, results in a 60% reduction in emissions from oil and gas operations through 2030. Fortunately, oil and gas producers have a clear opportunity to address the emissions […]
Energy Transition and Climate Action, Observatory of Energy Transition and Climate Action (OTEA). Annual Report 2023.
The report highlights that last year saw the highest number of days under heat waves, energy prices reached record highs and the negative balance of the energy trade balance doubled, while greenhouse gas emissions increased by 3% compared to 2021, emissions from the electricity sector increased by more than 10% and electricity production through combined […]
General Overview of the Taxonomy in relation to Non-Financial Information and/or Sustainability, General Council of Economists.
More and more companies are obliged to publish this type of information, and those that are not required by law are indirectly required to report on their environmental, social or governance issues. Moreover, this progress has not only occurred in Europe, but at global level all the major bodies with influence in this area have […]
Communiqué of the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers
The G7 countries set themselves the goal of reducing CO₂ emissions from all their vehicles by at least 50% by 2035, from 2000 levels in the joint declaration adopted at the end of their two-day meeting in Sapporo, northern Japan, which focused on accelerating efforts to combat climate change. Specifically, they point to the “collective […]
Annual inventory of greenhouse gases of the European Union 1990-2021 and inventory report 2023. EEA.
The report is the presentation of the EU stocktaking for 2023 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In accordance with the latest Decision on Reporting Guidelines, the EU has decided to apply the 100-year global warming potentials values to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of anthropogenic GHG emissions by sources and […]
Perspective of global energy transitions. Irena, 2023.
The Outlook outlines a vision for transitioning the energy landscape, presenting a path to limit global temperature rise and bring CO₂ emissions to net zero. This preview presents information from the upcoming 2023 report, which is based on two key scenarios: the Planned Energy Scenario and the 1.5°C scenario, which outlines an energy transition path […]
Hydrogen Europe’s position on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive.
The current context requires the EU to act urgently to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fossil fuels, while supporting a strong EU industrial base and preserving the EU’s advantage in technologies such as clean hydrogen. This reflects well on the ambition of the REPowerEU strategy and the Net Zero Industry Act, and the revision […]
Towards definitions of hydrogen based on the intensity of its emissions. IEA.
The report assesses the greenhouse gas intensity of different hydrogen production routes and reviews ways to use emissions intensity. An internationally agreed emissions accounting framework is a way away from using colour-based terminologies or other terms that have proven impractical for investment contracts.
