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Low Emission Hydrogen: creating markets to get buyers to make firm commitments
Low emission hydrogen is expected to play an important role in global decarbonisation, though costs today are very high and must come down. Economies of scale will help, but production is yet to pick up pace as there are inadequate ‘demand signals’ which result in financial risks for project developers.
India Must Begin Paving the Way to Ending Coal
Coal supplied 162 EJ of energy and accounted for 27 percent of the global primary energy supply in 2019. After rebounding from the Covid related economic downturn, 10,200 TWh of electricity was generated from coal in 2022 and its share in global electricity production was 35 percent. Powered by gas-to-coal switching in Asia, global GHG emissions from coal increased to about 15.5 Gt CO2-eq , while the total energy-related GHG emissions reached an all-time high of 41.3 Gt CO2-eq.
Ensuring Sustainable Supply of Critical Minerals for a Clean, Just and Inclusive Energy Transition
Task Force 4: Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions Abstract The global clean energy transition involves large-scale deployment of a suite of renewable energy, energy storage and other new technologies. These are highly mineral-intensive and accelerated adoption of such technologies will significantly increase the demand for critical minerals (CMs).
Generating Finance for Blue Economy Transition
Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda 1. Challenge ‘Blue Economy’ Defined Blue Economy implies the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth as well as improved livelihoods and jobs, while preserving the health of the marine ecosystem. Blue Economy activities recognise the ocean as a critical space for sustainable development, balancing conservation with resource use and promoting regeneration.
Can G20 shape a global strategy for critical minerals, building on from G7’s action plan?
In April 2023, the G7 countries met in Sapporo, Japan, for a two-day ministerial meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment. A 36 page communiqué was released, outlining their commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through the accelerated phase-out of unabated fossil fuels. Key decisions were also adopted during the meet that are expected to strengthen a reliable supply chain for critical minerals in the future.The communiqué is FONT SIZE AbcSmall AbcMedium AbcLarge SAVE PRINT COMMENT
The G20 Must Build on the G7 Five-Point Plan for Critical Minerals
The G7, formed in 1975, is an intergovernmental political forum of seven member states of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union (EU). Historically, these countries are amongst the most influential ones, with significant political, economic, and military power. Japan assumed the G7 Presidency for 2023 and the 49th G7 Summit is scheduled to be held from 19-21 May 23 at Hiroshima.
The race for next oil: why India must build a secure, sustainable critical-minerals supply chain
The Economic Survey 2022-23 had an interesting reference to critical minerals. It could be the next “geopolitical battleground” just as crude oil has been for more than five decades, it noted, emphasising the importance of a “carefully crafted multidimensional mineral policy”.Critical minerals, or the elements that form the building blocks of modern technologies, are essential for the economic and national security of a country.
Efficient Ocean Shipping @ProjectDrawdown #ClimateSolutions
Huge volumes of goods are shipped across oceans. Fuel-saving ship design, technologies, and practices can trim greenhouse gas emissions. 6.72 to 9.83 Gigatons CO2 Equivalent Reduced/Sequestered 2020–2050 0.72 to 1.01 Trillion US$ Net First Cost To Implement 2.48 to 3.54 Trillion US$ Lifetime Net Operational Savings Impact A combination of 17 ship technologies with slow steaming (slowing the ship speed) can cut fuel consumption of ocean ships in half.
India’s energy supply security: Growing concerns
The recently released World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2015 hints that India is moving to the center stage of global energy system. Considering that the IEA has devoted an entire section of the WEO 2015 to India which carries a detailed assessment on India’s current energy scenario, the outlook for its future demand and supply and a discussion on the implications for India’s energy development, India’s growing importance on the world energy scene is apparent.
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