One of the largest problems affecting the chemical industry in recent years has been the pressure to transition toward clean energy and reduce carbon emissions. More than 20 of the firms in the Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Global Top 50 have made investments recently in sustainability or currently have sustainability projects in development. At […]
Energy security over energy transition
From the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, we have seen global interest fragment across both energy transition and energy security. With several countries being overly reliant on Russian oil and gas, we saw a return to energy sources that the world had been weaning off. For example, Exhibit 1 shows how coal, oil, and nuclear […]
Renewable energy is growing and spreading but still challenging
Popular and media interest in renewable energy has waned in recent months but two reports issued this month show that the industry is growing in capacity and investment, spreading geographically, and delivering energy at increasingly cheaper prices. REN21’s Global Status Report is a mammoth, 170-page document but is written and produced well making it easy […]