#green steel News
While several projects have been suspended in the past year, the Japanese megabank still expects growing domestic demand for the gas, due to the need to clean up the power, mobility, chemical and steel sectors.
The amount of renewable energy needed to decarbonise a power grid to produce green hydrogen is a key barrier to scaling it, says think tank IEEFA.
Policy & Finance
GIC doubles down on climate tech amid market slump
As climate tech funding cools, the Singapore state-owned investor has launched an investment scheme betting on long-term returns from green assets, such as early-stage decarbonisation solutions in green steel and battery storage.
Manufacturing
EU carbon border levy could hurt Asian developing countries, yet do little to cut emissions: ADB
India's key export industries such as steel could be hit by the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which are designed to make sure Europe’s decarbonisation efforts are not undermined by trade partners with weaker pollution standards.
Green Buildings
Benjamin Huang appointed head of sustainability at Fonda Global
Corporate Responsibility
11 brands called out for greenwashing in 2021
#green steel Opinion
Policy & Finance
Carbon pricing is advancing despite Trump
While many fear that Donald Trump’s re-election to office in the United States will undermine efforts to combat climate change, there have been two major steps toward widespread carbon pricing where it is needed most since March.
