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A large difference between the pandemic and the war in Ukraine is that supply chains are no longer “only” disrupted but they could be destroyed for good. The European Commission has already announced plans to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. once the required ...

The West is responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine by weaning itself off Russian energy. Europe will have an acute need for more fossil fuels from outside Russia to meet its energy demands and achieve its ambitious plans to reduce its reliance on Russia. By spurring the transi...

There are different ways to quantify a carbon handprint for each solution group. In this paper, we present case studies that show how to apply a carbon handprint analysis. Establishing a clear carbon handprint metric allows investors to assess how a company is contributing to the ...

We believe that the Cybersecurity theme can help manage geopolitical risk in a portfolio, as well as idiosyncratic risk linked to companies’ product and supply chain weaknesses. We expect equity markets to be supported by negative real yields as high inflation persists. The...

Energy and energy independence has become one of the most pivotal factors in how countries around the world operate and make decisions. With that being said, the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLE) and iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index ETF (NASDAQ:ICLN) are two of the market&...

The year 2021 saw climate change and carbon took centre stage in the sustainability agenda. Circular inputs involve replacing existing linear materials and supplies with inputs that have been and can be recycled. Products can reach the end of their lifespan through a range of even...

February reports recapped the past year for global power and renewables and offered a look ahead for several regional power markets, in addition to a long-term market outlook for global power and renewables. Meanwhile, amid the economic instabilities and challenges of 2021, clean ener...

Annual spending levels in low carbon would need to be two times the current projections to meet more ambitious climate objectives by 2030. Overall capital expenditure efficiency for low carbon power technologies to improve by 30% by 2030. There is a significant upside to these num...

Within the metals and mining industry, both the operations and products at each point on the value chain are typically carbon intensive. Alcoa and Rio Tinto have formed a joint venture, ELYSIS, to focus on creating a new process for smelting aluminum that would completely eliminate th...

Global Majors are overhauling their downstream business due to pandemic-induced downturn and impending energy transition. The divestment spree of refineries will continue with the structural fuel demand decline and growing sensitivity towards carbon intensity. Going forward, the r...