Chris Hall

JULY 15, 2022

Since the early days of the Kyoto Protocol, carbon was the commodity of choice for measuring and offsetting the negative impact on the climate. If we can treat and regulate carbon concurrently as both a commodity and a security, we can create better outcomes for corporations and governments alike. Contextualising carbon as a commodity.

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Sphera

JUNE 27, 2023

With Commodity Risk Tracker, companies can: Receive real-time risk alerts for selected commodities. Save time and resources when identifying commodity suppliers. Download the brochure and get started today!   The post Commodity Risk Tracker appeared first on Sphera.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

It is the next step in a commitment set out at COP26 by leading agri-commodity companies that manage large global trade volumes in key agricultural commodities, including more than half of the global palm oil trade and Latin American soy exports. Eliminating commodity-driven deforestation and conversion is a critical part.

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Global Renewable News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Department of Agriculture is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity's initial project selection. This week, the U.S.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2022

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners (“Blackstone”) have committed $400 million to lead a strategic investment in Xpansiv Limited (“Xpansiv”), the premier market-infrastructure platform for global carbon and environmental commodities.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 29, 2023

A new normal of commodity trading will call for new types of traders.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There are reasons to be both hesitant and optimistic about the COP26 deforestation pledge.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

After the Coalition launched its Beef Commodity Working Group in February 2021, the Beef Roadmap is the fourth Commodity Roadmap from the Coalition. This Roadmap serves as an important guide to help address the challenge of deforestation and conversion associated with the production of beef.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

AUGUST 17, 2022

The energy and materials transition is reshaping the strategic toolbox of commodity producers. Seven actions can help them master the transition.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 28, 2022

In a first for the field, the Northwestern team used light and water to convert acetylene into ethylene, a widely used, highly valuable chemical that is a key ingredient in … Continue reading Photosynthesis-inspired process makes commodity chemicals.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report expects record growth for renewables to take place despite today’s high commodity and transport prices. However, should commodity prices remain high through the end of next year, the cost of wind investments would go back up to levels last seen in 2015 and three years of cost reductions for solar PV would be erased.

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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2022

The company is showcasing OMNiPOWER™ 3200 at Commodity Classic, one of the most influential farmer-led and farmer-focused shows in the United States. Raven Industries is a brand of CNH Industrial. OMNiPOWER™ gives ag professionals the ability to perform multiple farming operations autonomously.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 11, 2023

As commodities markets evolve, embracing digital can help metals and mining traders enhance competitiveness by streamlining operations and finding new sources of value—but they need to move fast.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 25, 2024

BHP is making a $60 billion bet on "future-facing commodities" with a bid for rival Anglo American to combine their strengths in energy transition materials. The post BHP makes $60 billion power play for global electrification appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) reported today that they will be transforming their existing manually-operated commodity mapping tool into a web-based, self-guided resource that will rapidly increase the number of companies that can access commodity data points.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In today’s markets we see large changes in the prices of different commodities we use each day. This article will focus on changes in commodity prices that catch federal legislators’ eyes with a. Some of these changes are exacerbated by the continuing high inflation the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2024

S&P Global Commodity Insights takes a deep dive into the many macro- and micro-level factors that are likely to impact the global chemicals markets in the first half of 2024.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Representatives from many of the major chocolate companies and cocoa suppliers are due to travel to Amsterdam at the end of October to take part in the Sustainable Commodities and Landscapes Forum. Read the full story at Confectionery News.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 17, 2021

Commodity markets may be among the most profoundly affected, but they also have a crucial role to play in the transition to a lower-carbon economy. Read the full story in the Financial Times. The race to limit global warming by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases has created new dynamics in markets.

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Energy Central

MARCH 22, 2022

We live in dangerous times, no more so if you are in Ukraine today. But these are also dangerous times for the wider world.

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Environmental Finance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Every commodity will be valued by its environmental footprint, argues Xpansiv, which is expanding its data offerings in anticipation that demand will grow for environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact data.

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Energy Central

JUNE 19, 2023

Shifts in the value of trade in energy commodities, 2020 to 2050 | IRENA

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GreenBiz

APRIL 19, 2022

Sponsored: Carbon markets provide an opportunity to bridge the gap between current commodity markets and supply chain-based goals.

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3BL Media

MARCH 6, 2024

The Forest Positive Coalition was formed in 2020 by The CGF and brings together 22 of the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers, with a combined market value of around US $2 trillion, to take collective action to remove deforestation, forest conversion and degradation from key commodity supply chains.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Waste tires are a major environmental problem, as they are non-biodegradable, bulky, and flammable. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 300 million tires are scrapped every year in the U.S. alone, and only about 15% of them are recycled.

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Utiliity Dive

MARCH 16, 2023

Proactive steps should be taken to account for the price volatility of raw materials needed for wind and solar, such as neodymium and polysilicon, the consulting firm says.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

November 28, 2023 /3BL/ - With escalating risks from the world’s climate and nature crises and enhanced European regulatory risks, Ceres released a new scorecard today that reveals few of the largest global companies are taking ambitious action to tackle commodity-driven deforestation and drive progress toward a net zero economy.

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Renew Economy

JULY 13, 2022

Renewables achieved double-digit cost reductions in 2021, and saved tens of billions in fossil fuel costs, but IRENA warns of supply chain and commodities crises. The post New wind and solar saved $82bn in fossil fuel costs in 2021, but supply pressures loom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Central

MAY 23, 2022

Generally, commodities have often acted as a safe haven when markets are plummeting. Oil and gas products are becoming more scarce due to the sanctions placed on Russia for invading Ukraine. As a result, the general outlook of the global markets has been bearish amid rising energy prices.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

Full access to the report: Driving the Next Phase of Electric Mobility in Europe About BloombergNEF BloombergNEF (BNEF) is a strategic research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Energy Central

MAY 13, 2022

Prelude Now the farming season is coming in Canada, but I decide no longer farm my near 100 acres land for any crop, because fertilizer & diesel prices are upsoaring so crazy! However I will still farm a few of acres for my own family food supply.

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WWF Sustainability

OCTOBER 24, 2022

WWF's No Grain Left Behind report reveals that the average post-harvest loss for corn and soybeans in the US is higher than both grower estimates, and extension accepted levels.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 17, 2023

Ammonia Ammonia should only be labelled as “green” if the production process emits less than 300g of CO2-equivalent (CO2e) per kilogram of NH3, according to a new standard from Swiss non-profit Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2). Ammonia and Hydrogen [link]

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Coalition members’ overall KPI disclosure has risen from 64% to 77% across priority commodities, as part of ongoing commitment to greater transparency. Sustained focus on prioritising production landscapes Beyond their own supply chains, members have ramped up collective efforts on production landscapes where key commodities are sourced.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The vast majority of that destruction (up to 80 percent) is linked to commodities such as palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber, and pulp and paper. We’re seeing the end of the commodity era, where materials are sourced from largely unknown origins and bought purely for price on a transactional basis.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2024

In addition, the regulation will help level the playing field for companies sourcing deforestation-linked commodities in the U.S. “Corporate action on deforestation has not been urgent enough — the FOREST Act will help drive that necessary action while bringing the U.S. said Meryl Richards, program director, food and forests at Ceres. “In

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2023

The S&P Global Commodity Insights Clean Energy Technology service provides in depth coverage of the supply chain economics and outlooks for batteries and energy storage. 10 cleantech trends to look out for in 2023: Component prices decline but do not immediately translate into lower renewable system capex.

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