Climate Economics Monthly Climate Monthly: UK insufficient climate spending; renewables in Saudi The UK government is set to guarantee higher prices for renewable developers to secure new generating capacity and provide electric vehicle subsidies to support the rollout. More broadly, though... 31st July 2025 · 5 mins read
Middle East & North Africa Economics Weekly MENA Weekly: Egypt’s gas import dependency emphasises need for reform Electricity demand in Egypt broke records this week, shining the spotlight back on to the country’s energy landscape. A collapse in domestic gas output in recent years has increased Egypt’s reliance... 31st July 2025 · 6 mins read
Commodities Weekly Commodities Weekly: China “Mega Dam” context; tweaked OPEC assumptions China’s new “Mega Dam” project will obviously require huge amounts of raw material and will generate more renewable electricity than most countries. However, anyone hoping that the project will make a... 25th July 2025 · 4 mins read
Climate Economics Update Some silver linings in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Changes to clean energy tax credits in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slow the renewable rollout in the US and make it more challenging to meet the renewed upward trend in electricity demand... 24th July 2025 · 3 mins read
Commodities Focus How the AI race will reshape global energy markets Artificial intelligence’s share of global electricity consumption is set to at least double by 2030, to around 3% of the total, and could drive almost half of electricity consumption growth in the US... 21st July 2025 · 15 mins read
Climate Economics Update Trade truce lifts China’s green tech exports The US-China trade truce and rebound in US demand helped lift China’s New Three export volumes to a record high in June. Although the strength in green exports is vulnerable to renewed tariff... 21st July 2025 · 2 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Climate Monthly: Investment falls short; battery storage ramps up While the amount of investment dedicated to clean energy is rising, findings from the IEA suggest that the current trend in energy investment remains inconsistent with achieving net-zero emissions by... 30th June 2025 · 5 mins read
Climate Economics Update China’s green exports hold up in the face of US tariffs China’s New Three export volumes edged down in May, but remained close to record highs, as the impact on trade from US tariffs was partially offset by increased shipments to the Middle East. While the... 20th June 2025 · 3 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Climate Monthly: RIP IRA?; US solar stocks sink; EU-UK ETS linkage President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that would significantly restrict access to tax credits provided under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is one step closer to becoming reality, which adds to... 30th May 2025 · 5 mins read
Climate Economics Update No sign of a tariff hit to China’s green exports in April Despite the jump in US tariffs this year, China’s exports of the “New Three” reached a record high in April. This was mainly driven by increased exports to non-US markets, such as the EU. Looking... 20th May 2025 · 3 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Commodities Chart Pack (May 2025) OPEC+’s announcement that it will pick up the pace of oil output increases for the second consecutive month in June helped to push oil prices to four-year lows. This represents a marked shift in... 8th May 2025 · 1 min read
Commodities Update Iberian blackout puts spotlight on grid infrastructure It’s possible that the recent blackout on the Iberian peninsula goes down in history as a catalyst for widescale electricity grid upgrades which ultimately help to bolster the pace of the renewable... 1st May 2025 · 4 mins read
Climate Economics Monthly Tariffs and green tech; Canada’s “carbon tax” election New US tariffs announced this month will raise the cost of green technologies and add to the growing list of headwinds facing the green transition under President Trump. Meanwhile, the Liberals’... 30th April 2025 · 5 mins read
Climate Economics Update China green exports surge but tariff hit looms ahead The surge in China’s green exports to a new record high in March could be the final strong showing for a while given the escalation in US tariffs on all Chinese imports. However, green tech exporters... 23rd April 2025 · 2 mins read
Climate Economics Update Tariff-front running boost to China green exports fades China’s exports of the “New Three” technologies fell in early 2025 as the boost from front-running tariffs in the US appeared to fade. With tariffs only likely to climb and the adoption of clean... 21st March 2025 · 2 mins read
Climate Economics Outlook Climate Economics Outlook: Technical progress outweighs political pushback The push back against the costs of climate policy, alongside the fracturing of the global economy, risks raising the cost of the green transition and slowing progress reducing emissions this decade... 6th March 2025 · 15 mins read