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Discover the top cleantech trends in 2024! This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into the future of the clean energy industry. With solar and wind power projected to account for nearly 50% of capacity and 30% of electricity generation in Europe by 2025, staying informed about these rapidly growing sectors is crucial. Additionally, the increasing demand for low-carbon products presents both challenges and opportunities for manufacturers. Certification plays a vital role in ensuring carbon reduction promises are met and maintaining a level playing field. Read More

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While reports and surveys indicate that consumers broadly care about protecting the environment, knowledge about the most sustainable forms of packaging is limited. The story of International Paper (IP) began more than 125 years ago, with a focus on manufacturing a highly adaptable fiber-based product that changed the world through the proliferation of newspapers. Since the company’s origin, the world has undergone dramatic change. Containerboard mills convert trees to pulp and paper, and thus from an ordinary source, an extraordinary renewable resource is transformed into useful products. Read More

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Biofuels are emerging as a critical driver in the fight against climate change, offering a sustainable solution for decarbonizing hard-to-electrify transport sectors like aviation and shipping. But will there be enough biofuels to meet ambitious net-zero goals? S&P Global Commodity Insights dives deep into this essential question in our latest report. Download your copy today and gain insights into: Read More

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The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) has emerged as a crucial tool, empowering companies to fund essential carbon projects, yet given the evolving landscape and absence of standardized guidance, the VCM is often difficult to navigate. Read More

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S&P Global Commodity Insights takes a deep dive into the many macro- and micro-level factors that are likely to impact the global chemicals markets in the first half of 2024. While the challenges of overcapacity and low demand still linger for some chemicals, market participants are keeping a close eye on developments in China, where the property sector has been struggling and exports of many chemicals have soared in recent years. Read More

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The Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal provides a set of science-based benchmarks for the development of carbon dioxide removal projects that can be used by stakeholders across the industry to drive just, effective climate action at scale. Developed through a collaboration between Microsoft and Carbon Direct, the 2023 edition of the Criteria incorporates both the latest science and equity considerations to advance the common definitions for high-quality carbon dioxide removal solutions and expand on the practical applications of environmental justice. Read More

Increasing frameworks and guidance on climate action claims have created a confusing range of options which can take time to understand and navigate.    Climate Impact Partners’ expert team has reviewed all the requirements and launched The Climate Action Protocol, enabling companies to make confident climate claims, based on internal reductions and high-quality carbon credits.    Read More

ENGIE Impact’s 2024 Net Zero Report reveals five core roadblocks preventing organizations from making headway with their decarbonization plans. The report identifies common roadblocks to decarbonization and explores some troubling findings, including the tendency for many organizations to approach decarbonization as a limited, narrow initiative instead of the transformational, whole-business approach it needs to be. Read More

Don’t roll the dice with your company’s sustainability program. This white paper from Woodard & Curran, based on a roundtable session at GreenBiz 23, breaks down the “how” of operationalizing sustainability.  Read More

Hydrogen blending is a practical and cost-effective way to introduce hydrogen into the energy system and pave the way for a low-carbon future. But how can we make it happen? What are the technical, regulatory, and social challenges that need to be addressed? And what are the best practices and lessons learned from existing hydrogen blending projects around North America? Read More