European lawmakers have agreed to postpone the implementation of the EU’s carbon pricing on buildings and road transport until 2028, balancing decarbonisation goals with social protections amid industry and political pressures. European lawmakers have agreed to postpone until 2028 the application of the European Union’s carbon pricing on buildings and road transport , the so‑called ETS2 , one year later than the European Commission had proposed, marking a notable recalibration in the EU’s approach to extending its emissions trading system beyond industry and power generation. According to the original report, the delay leaves in place the Commission’s timetable for monitoring,…

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems (HIES) reports it has reached carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions across its global operations in FY2024, six years ahead of schedule, through efficiency improvements, renewable energy procurement, and strategic offset use. Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. Ltd. (HIES) and its group companies say they reached carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions across their global operations in fiscal year 2024 (April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025), six years ahead of an original fiscal 2030 target. According to the original report from HIES, the milestone covers more than 95% of…

A report highlights China’s potential to lead global textile decarbonisation through strategic investments, policy shifts, and collaborative industrial initiatives, amid rising international and domestic pressure to reduce emissions. A new joint analysis by the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) and Development Finance International Inc. (DFI) positions China as a pivotal enabler of near-term decarbonisation across global textile and apparel supply chains, but stresses that unlocking that potential will require substantial, carefully structured capital and stronger delivery mechanisms on the ground. According to the original report, Landscape and Opportunities for the Decarbonization of China’s Textile and Apparel Manufacturing Sector, China combines the…

The UK has opened a second round of offshore CO₂ storage licences, aiming to establish the North Sea as a long-term hub for industrial decarbonisation and continental European emissions reduction, amidst economic and regulatory challenges. The United Kingdom has opened a second offshore carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage licensing round that extends the industrial decarbonisation architecture of the North Sea through mid-century, offering a belt of capacity intended to anchor long‑term emissions reductions for heavy industry at home and in Europe. According to the original report, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has offered 14 new offshore geological storage zones off…

The European Union has agreed a legally binding 90% emission reduction target for 2040, but built-in flexibilities and political divisions could weaken domestic action and delay stricter measures, raising questions for industry and climate policy. The European Union has formally agreed a legally binding headline target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, but the measure’s built‑in flexibilities mean that, in practice, domestic reductions within the EU will amount to about 85%. According to the original report by the European Commission, the 90% figure is the headline commitment; member states may meet up to 5…

A parliamentary report highlights the UK’s potential to create up to 725,000 clean-energy jobs by 2030, but warns that successful workforce transition requires targeted policy, regional planning, and investment in skills and manufacturing. The UK could capture a substantial share of the expanding clean-energy labour market , but only if policy, planning and skills investment are aligned, a parliamentary committee warned in a report that sets out a range of practical steps for workforce transition. According to the Energy Security and Net Zero committee’s report, the energy transition could generate between 135,000 and 725,000 jobs by 2030 if government action…

Emerging use of 3D printing technologies offers tangible carbon and efficiency benefits for energy equipment manufacturers, enabling local production, repair, and faster project timelines amidst industry push for emissions reductions. Every megawatt of renewable energy and every drop of cleaner fuel depends on the equipment that makes it possible. Yet the manufacturing and maintenance of that equipment itself carries a heavy carbon footprint. For energy equipment manufacturers (EEMs) and the energy companies that buy from them, the imperative is no longer whether to act on decarbonisation but which technologies and applications will meaningfully “move the needle” on both embedded and…

As the mining sector slows, focus shifts to bauxite, manganese, tin and graphite, key to green tech and infrastructure, amid supply constraints and geopolitical risks that threaten to disrupt the transition to a low-carbon future. As the mining and resources sector enters its seasonal slowdown, attention is shifting from headline metals to a suite of quieter commodities whose supply dynamics and industrial roles are increasingly central to decarbonisation, electrification and infrastructure build‑outs. According to the original report for Mining.com.au, the ninth day in a 12‑day macro series spotlights nine “enhancing” metals , the first four of which , bauxite, manganese,…

New research demonstrates that electrically-charged PCM bricks could revolutionise winter peak heating demand reduction by acting as controllable thermal batteries, promising significant energy savings and grid stability benefits in cold climates. In a field that has long sought practical, scalable ways to shave winter peak heating loads, a new body of work centred on electrically‑charged phase change material (PCM) bricks promises a step change in how façades can store and discharge heat. According to the original report by Alturki et al., published in Scientific Reports, the team has developed a numerical framework for an active PCM brick that pairs an…

In Finland and Sweden, innovative use of data centre waste heat for district heating aims to cut emissions but raises questions over energy sovereignty, environmental impact, and the true sustainability of digital infrastructure. In Finland and Sweden, a pragmatic shift is under way: data centres , long criticised for voracious power use , are being reframed as local heating assets, their waste heat piped into existing district heating networks to warm homes and businesses. The approach promises to help cities decarbonise heating while keeping large compute facilities close to renewable electricity supplies, but it also raises questions about energy sovereignty,…