• Content

  Red metal, green demand: copper’s critical role in achieving net zero

  • 20 octubre 2022

  The road to zero carbon will see an extraordinary build-out of low-carbon electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable power-generating capacity. And as the world reduces its dependence on hydrocarbons, metals will be a linchpin of a zero-carbon economy.

• News Release

  Climate policies trigger 1.9% upgrade QoQ in global wind power

  • 03 octubre 2022

  Global wind power is expected to see an 1.9% increase of installed capacity Quarter on Quarter (QoQ), an equivalent of 25.6 gigawatts (GW), between 2022 and 2031 according to Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Pedal to the metal

  • 04 octubre 2022

  Watch on demand as our panel answers questions on the challenges facing the steel industry from the growing supply demand to the collective global goal of achieving net zero by 2050.  

• Content

  Avoiding pand-ammonia: how to kick-start a global low-carbon ammonia industry

  • 17 noviembre 2022

  Ammonia shapes modern life in every way imaginable. As the basis for all nitrogen fertilisers, industrial ammonia has truly changed the world.

• News Release

  Decarbonising global iron ore and steel industry by 2050 necessitates urgent action and US$1.4 trillion of investment

  • 15 septiembre 2022

  Decarbonising the steel and iron ore industry by 2050, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, will require US$1.4 trillion of investment and revolution across every stage of the value chain. This presents an urgent challenge and enormous opportunity according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest Horizons research report, Pedal to the metal: Iron and steel’s $1.4 trillion shot at decarbonisation.

• News Release

  Five themes dominating China’s energy scene in 2022

  • 27 enero 2022

  Economic growth, stability in energy prices, energy transition, dual-control targets and relations with the US, are the top five themes to watch out for in China’s energy outlook this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  2022 – A year of rebalancing for metals and mining

  • 25 enero 2022

  If 2021 was the year of rebound for metals and mining (M&M) commodities, then 2022 is shaping as the year of rebalance, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: No pain, no gain

  • 01 febrero 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer questions on the economic impact of an accelerated energy transition and exactly what costs countries could face from a 1.5 °C pathway.

• News Release

  Time to act as momentum builds for CCUS and hydrogen

  • 31 enero 2022

  This year companies and governments will need to make good on the pledges they made on energy transition technologies, including carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and low-carbon hydrogen, says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK). In a new report, CCUS and hydrogen: 5 things to look for in 2022, the global energy consultancy points out the huge momentum behind both CCUS and low-carbon hydrogen in 2021, with announcements of new projects, policies and investment as COP26 spurred companies’ net zero targets.

• News Release

  China's renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

  • 17 febrero 2022

  China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Comment

  Coal prices spike as Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates

  • 03 marzo 2022

  The Russia-Ukraine crisis has shocked the coal and the broader energy markets, with spikes in Newcastle prices observed in recent days, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  How are oil and gas companies using carbon offsets to decarbonise?

  • 07 marzo 2022

  Offsetting can be both a decarbonisation tool and a financial instrument – but cannot replace carbon mitigation solutions.

• Content

  Let's Share the Sun

  • 07 marzo 2022

  Wood Mackenzie and Let’s Share the Sun Foundation aspires to facilitate the use of solar energy in poor communities around the world. Together our mission is to raise funds to support energy access in Puerto Rico.

• Comment

  Australian alumina and bauxite ban to further disrupt UC Rusal’s supply chain

  • 21 marzo 2022

  The latest sanctions by the Australian government in banning exports of alumina and bauxite to Russia adds further disruption to UC Rusal’s supply chain and ultimately on its ability to maintain normal primary aluminium production levels.

• Content

  Security alert: five lessons from the energy crisis

  • 21 abril 2022

  The crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the most significant shock to world energy markets since the 1970s. Read more.

• News Release

  Fair and transparent fiscal terms key to accelerating transition resource investments

  • 21 abril 2022

  The race is on in the exploration and development of transition resources required for global decarbonisation. However, the investment environment needs to be more conducive, and the establishment of fair and transparent fiscal policies could be the key, says Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Wood Mackenzie scales renewable markets data reach as Canadian Solar joins Lens Power Development Partner Program

  • 29 abril 2022

  Wood Mackenzie welcomes Canadian Solar as a development partner for its industry-leading Lens® decision intelligence platform, which delivers live data across the industrial landscapes of every global economy.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Security Alert

  • 04 mayo 2022

  Ed Crooks is joined by Ann-Louise Hittle and Murray Douglas for our latest Horizons Live: Security Alert. Listen now answer your questions about our latest Horizons edition and the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• Content

  Sea change: navigating the trillion-dollar offshore wind opportunity

  • 18 mayo 2022

  Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation of the global economy. Read more.

• News Release

  LNG contracting off to a fast start this year with more than 10 mmtpa signed

  • 16 mayo 2022

  Demand for long-term LNG contracts continues to gain momentum this year as large volumes have been signed and prices for oil-linked deals under negotiation are rising, according to a recently published LNG contract trends report by Wood Mackenzie.

• News Release

  Ammonia co-firing in thermal power plants could be worth US$100 billion in 2050

  • 18 mayo 2022

  While hydrogen can be used in many sectors, its derivative, ammonia, has emerged as a key tool to provide flexible power generation and integrate variable renewables. Analysis by Wood Mackenzie shows that a 10% ammonia co-firing in global coal plants would translate to 200 million tonnes (Mt) of ammonia demand, a potential market of US$100 billion by 2050.

• Opinion

  Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?

  • 19 mayo 2022

  By investing across complex supply chains, Chinese companies have integrated rare earth mining, processing, metal production and magnet manufacturing, allowing China to then dominate high value-add sectors including drivetrains for electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

• News Release

  Soaring solar raw materials prices could thwart REPowerEU plans

  • 30 mayo 2022

  The REPowerEU initiative has the potential to add at least 420 gigawatts (GW) of solar installations by 2030; however, rising solar raw material costs could become the stumbling block to achieving this goal, says Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  What does the EU’s new decarbonisation roadmap mean for its carbon economy?

  • 21 febrero 2024

  Key takeaways from the 2040 Climate Target, Net Zero Industry Act and Industrial Carbon Management Strategy

• Opinion

  2024’s carbon policy so far: four key takeaways

  • 22 febrero 2024

  Read on for our pick of this year’s big carbon policy developments so far

• Opinion

  Red Sea crisis: what crisis? Not for US refiners as refining margins boom

  • 19 febrero 2024

  US product exports to Europe advantaged as Middle East/West Coast India exports are challenged by Red Sea disruption

• News Release

  Carbon intensity regulation to make or break global low-carbon hydrogen market

  • 15 febrero 2024

  The future of low-carbon hydrogen hinges on global policymakers introducing regulations and subsidies that focus on the carbon intensity of the hydrogen produced rather than its colour.

• News Release

  Incentives uncertainty clouds Pathways Alliance economic feasibility

  • 14 febrero 2024

  As the $12 billion phase one of Canada’s Pathways Alliance nears FID, the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCUS) proposal faces uncertainty surrounding the long-term availability of economic incentives, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  LNG trade disrupted as Suez Canal transits stop

  • 20 febrero 2024

  The implications of no LNG carriers transiting through the Red Sea and Suez Canal

• Opinion

  Not made in China: the US$6 trillion cost of shifting the world’s clean-tech manufacturing hub

  • 12 febrero 2024

  How can we balance the increased cost of diversifying energy transition critical supply chains against the economic and strategic risk of being wholly reliant on China? Pragmatically, how can the world’s biggest economies work together to achieve a successful energy transition?