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Energy transition glossary

• 21 August 2024

Our energy transition glossary helps you understand key terms and definitions.

Base case

• 23 October 2024

Our view of the most likely energy transition pathway.

Country pledges

• 23 October 2024

Mapping a path to achieving announced emissions reduction pledges.

Coronavirus Guide: Coronavirus reports

• 08 March 2020

Coronavirus research reports for purchase in the Wood Mackenzie store

COP30

• 08 September 2025

COP30 in Brazil could be a turning point - discover what’s at stake, from climate finance to forests and why this summit matters for the path to net zero

Europe can satisfy gas demand for now – but longer-term outlook is uncertain

• 23 February 2022

Despite fears that Europe may face a gas crunch following the cancellation of Nord Stream 2, analysts at global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK) say Europe is currently in a better situation than it was at the start of the 2021/22 winter.

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

• 17 February 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.

Time to act as momentum builds for CCUS and hydrogen

• 31 January 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.

Five themes dominating China’s energy scene in 2022

• 27 January 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.

US to release crude oil from strategic petroleum reserve

• 25 November 2021

On 23 November, US President Biden announced the release of 50 million barrels (mbbl) of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

Wood Mackenzie weighs in on COP26 key takeaways

• 15 November 2021

Following the conclusion of the COP26 on November 13, Wood Mackenzie experts weigh in on the key developments of the conference.

OPEC+ shrugs off US pressure to announce 400,000 b/d output boost

• 04 November 2021

Speaking after today’s OPEC+ meeting, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “After unusual pressure from the US administration to lift its production, OPEC+ announced it is boosting output by 400,000 barrels per day (b/d) for December, in line with its 18 July 2021 agreement. This will be seen as disappointing by the US, which is asking for an extra increase closer to 600,000 b/d. But as long as OPEC+ actually boosts its output by 400,000 b/d, the US has indicated it will accept the outcome."

Tapping working gas volume could cushion blow of Europe’s energy crunch

• 04 November 2021

European gas storage has been struggling to fill this summer. Storage at the beginning of November will be about 75% full, at 83 billion cubic metres (bcm), 14 bcm below the five-year average, rattling the market. A cold European winter could result in storage levels falling to zero by the end of March 2022, unless more Russian gas supply is available versus current export levels. But there could be an alternative available to the market should this come to pass – tapping the substantial amount of cushion gas available in Europe’s storage facilities. Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), said using cushion gas could allow an extra 15 bcm enter the market, easing the supply crunch.

Major energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade

• 28 October 2021

The time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, says Wood Mackenzie.

Can the US rise to meet the net-zero emissions challenge?

• 16 September 2021

US President Joe Biden has a transformational goal: he wants the country to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, building on the net-zero power sector he wants in place by 2035. Can the US meet this challenge? According to new research released today by global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK), the US is likely to struggle to achieve Biden’s ambitions. Technological limitations, policy design, market structures and even the United States’ political and constitutional foundations may hamper progress.

Controlling emissions could have short-term negative impact on Chinese economy

• 08 September 2021

China’s efforts to control carbon emissions could have a negative impact on its economic growth in the short term, says Wood Mackenzie.

Electric vehicle sales to vault over 6 million in 2021

• 31 August 2021

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to vault over 6 million this year, says Wood Mackenzie.

Firth of Forth net-zero hub key to achieving climate goals

• 17 August 2021

The development of net zero hubs around the UK has proved a key plank of the country’s strategy towards achieving net zero by 2050. Scotland, which has a 2045 net-zero target, could advance its ambitions by establishing a net zero hub on the Firth of Forth, research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq: VRSK) has found.

Is CCS the upstream sector’s silver bullet?

• 11 August 2021

We may only be halfway through 2021, but it is already shaping up to be a breakthrough year for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to emerge as a viable tool for upstream companies to decarbonise operations. Although the concept has been around for decades, CCS is moving into the mainstream. All the industry’s largest companies now plan to use sequestration to help them reach their decarbonisation targets.

Latest IPCC climate report calls for reaching net zero emissions earlier than 2050

• 10 August 2021

Wood Mackenzie Asia Pacific Head of Markets and Transitions Prakash Sharma responds to the recently released IPCC report.

Asia Pacific solar PV capacity to triple to 1,500 GW by 2030

• 13 July 2021

Asia Pacific solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity could triple to 1,500 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, says Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK).

Royalties reform could dampen investors’ appetite for Chile’s copper sector

• 29 June 2021

Proposed changes to Chile’s mining royalty regime will not have a drastic impact on the country’s production landscape in the near-term. However, analysis from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk company (Nasdaq:VRSK), indicates there is clear risk the amendments could compromise continued appetite to make large-scale, long-term investments in Chile’s copper sector.

Carbon removal key to meeting Paris Agreement target

• 24 June 2021

Achieving the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement will require more than simply avoiding carbon. To cap global warming at 1.5°C or even 2°C, carbon removal will be essential. Research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), shows the key to effective large-scale carbon removal is unlocking potential economies of scale through basin-wide carbon capture and storage (CCS), effectively providing a community answer to a global problem.

UK charts course for net zero North Sea

• 06 May 2021

The UK government and the country’s oil and gas sector recently agreed a deal to leverage the upstream industry's capabilities, accelerate the energy transition and help the North Sea reach net zero by 2050.

Action to achieve Paris climate goals will upend oil and gas prices

• 15 April 2021

If the world acts decisively to limit global warming to 2°C by 2050, the scale of change will revolutionise the energy industry. Progressive electrification will squeeze the most polluting hydrocarbons out of the energy mix, nearly eliminating their markets. Oil demand will shrink, and with it, so will the power of major oil producers. Gas demand will remain resilient, but business models will need to evolve.

Carbon pricing plans ‘could transform upstream oil and gas economics’

• 31 March 2021

At present, few countries require producers to either pay a carbon tax or participate in an emissions trading scheme (ETS). But as governments seek to meet decarbonisation targets, that could soon change. Carbon charges are likely to come, and they will transform the upstream sector, affecting both asset values and the industry’s economics.

Myanmar coup and impact on oil and gas industry

• 04 February 2021

Following the military coup in Myanmar on Monday, February 1st, Wood Mackenzie and Verisk Maplecroft experts weigh in on what this means for the oil and gas industry.

Climate commitments to top energy and mining agendas in 2021

• 27 January 2021

What are the biggest emissions trends to watch this year? James Whiteside, Wood Mackenzie Global Head of Multi-Commodity Research, and Amy Bowe, Wood Mackenzie Head of Carbon Research, see five key themes