Decarbonization

• [New] Use of LNG will help India in meeting its commitment made under the Paris accord to cut greenhouse gas emission intensity of its gross domestic product by 33% to 35% below 2005 levels by 2030.
• [New] A recovery plan based on lower-carbon emissions could not only make significant emissions reductions needed to battle climate change, but also create more economic growth and jobs than a high-carbon recovery plan would.
• [New] The U.K. has already set a goal of reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, mirroring the European Union's plan.
• [New] The state of California has already banned the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035 and has set a goal to reduce state carbon dioxide emissions by about 3% each year for the next 10 years.
• [New] The overarching target of net zero emissions by 2040 pushes a deadline a decade earlier than the national UK target of 2050.
• [New] By early 2021, countries representing more than 65% of global carbon dioxide emissions and more than 70% of the world economy are very likely to have made ambitious commitments to carbon neutrality.
• [New] The Canadian province of Quebec said Monday it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars as of 2035, joining California and others in announcing moves to shift to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• [New] China took a positive step by pledging to be carbon neutral by 2060, but we should continue to consider climate change as another economic issue that demands targeted reciprocity.
• [New] With the world's demand for meat projected to double by 2050, cultured meat offers an innovative food system that will provide nutritional security, drastically reduce carbon emissions, and increase food safety worldwide.
• [New] Biden's plan for a clean energy revolution and environmental justice includes rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, investing US$ 1.7 trillion over the next decade in green energy and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
• [New] If built, the coal plants would emit millions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, emissions that will speed up the destruction of our shared climate and contradict Japan's recent commitment to produce net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
• [New] Royal Dutch Shell Plc will push for the reversal of President Donald Trump's rollback of methane emissions rules and the introduction of carbon pricing when Joe Biden moves into the White House next year.
• [New] Green ammonia has been identified as one of the most promising low-emission fuels, with the IEA predicting that its use for shipping will reach 130m tonnes by 2070, twice as much as was used worldwide for fertiliser production in 2019.
• [New] Emissions from the oil and gas sector alone are on track to exceed Canada's emission reduction target in 2050 by 81%, even with Alberta's 100 Mt cap on emissions.
• [New] The reduction in coal power generation capacity could be partly offset by a significant increase in the Czech Republic's renewable electricity generation capacity, adding 3.2 GW of new solar photovoltaics and wind by 2030.
• [New] India is well on its way to achieving its Paris Agreement targets, which include reducing emissions intensity by 33% to 35% of its Gross Domestic Product by 2030 from 2005 levels and achieving 40% of installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.
• [New] Climate scientists have identified 2030 - just 10 years away - as the date by which global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) need to fall about 45% from 2010 levels if the world is to reach the target of net zero emissions by 2050 and keep temperature rises in check.
• [New] Renewable energy-driven ammonia production could come into its own in coming decades as an important Australian export that will help reduce the carbon emissions of chemical industries.
• SIWI is playing a leading role in the development of the Climate Action Pathway for Water, one of ten pathways for key sectors such as Water to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting climate resilience at the pace needed to reach net-zero by 2050.
• Thailand's NDC states that its target of reducing GHG emissions by 20% from the projected BAU level by 2030 could be increased to 25% with support.
• Mongolia sets a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 22.7% by 2030, compared to the business as usual scenario.
• Asia's gas demand is growing by an average of nearly 3% a year over the next two decades with gas demand expected to double in China and India by 2040, as current low prices boost pro-gas policies.

Last updated: 22 November 2020