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Energy Crisis Gives Coal Stay of Execution

Chris Hall

billion in 2020, as energy prices rose with the rebound of the global economy. “In It said: “Based on current economic and market trends, global coal consumption is forecast to rise by 0.7% That takes it back to the level seen in the record year 2013. billion in 2021, from US$362.4 in 2022 to 8 billion tonnes.”

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

In this context, several countries and companies have taken up the challenge, and currently, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Notice that compliance and voluntary carbon markets have interlinked movements, as seen in the 2013 drop in both voluntary and compliance credits.

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

International cooperation is the goal of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) and despite being dismissed as a failure, the final agreement at COP26 emphasized the importance of nature and ecosystems, including protecting forests and biodiversity. At COP26 the world took a step back from fossil fuels for the first time.