After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President.  Polling shows he could beat President Biden in November. If Donald Trump wins and serves a second term what does that mean for climate policy in the US? It is a question anyone who cares about climate change needs to answer. A second Trump Administration will likely mean a clear break from the actions of the Biden on environmental and energy initiatives. Beyond the calls of “drill, baby, drill” at his rallies or posting that supporters of electric vehicles can “ROT IN HELL” what woul ..read more

Today we are launching an update to our Country Profiles for the global coal power sector. This is a platform tool designed to assist policymakers, diplomats and investors in key decision-making as major economies strive to transition to a cleaner energy future, while can also serve as a valuable source of information on the state of coal phaseout to a wider audience.     Launch Country Profiles   https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/countryprofiles_preview.mp4   We see a read-across between our Country Profiles and other Carbon Tracker projects – not ..read more

Iberdrola is Europe’s largest and the World’s second largest utility by market cap. It has more than 50GW of generation capacity, of which just over 40GW renewables, and is the World’s leading wind power generator. Iberdrola also has a network RAB of nearly €40bn and 36m end users. In this webinar, Chris Moore, Senior European Power & Utilities Analyst, will be joined by Iberdrola’s Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer to look at the direction of Iberdrola’s transition plans, in particular the future of its gas business and impact of cost inflation & higher interest rates on its ..read more

21 September | New York Fitch Ratings and the UN PRI supported Inevitable Policy Response Consortium (IPR) are co-hosting the launch of the IPR Forecast Policy Scenario (FPS) 2023 on September 21st, 2023 from 8:30-11:00 at Fitch Ratings Headquarters at Hearst Tower in New York City. The event will explore key questions around the future climate policy pathway, the viability of the 1.5°C climate goal, and the implications of the upcoming transition for institutional investors and corporate’ transition risk from the perspectives of a credit ratings agency, featuring experts from: IPR ..read more

2 February | Online Recent extreme price spikes for the GB power market have triggered key discussions over whether the time has come for a shift in the way that electricity generation is traded and priced. Join analysts Jonathan Sims and Sam Clissold for the chance to ask your questions on their latest report “Marginal Call – GB’s market design for a low-cost and clean electricity future”. This note provides a high-level assessment of the options available to the UK government for long-term power market design. The report authors will present findings having modelled the impact on wholesale p ..read more

2 February | Online As part of the launch of Powered by Design, Carbon Tracker is hosting a research presentation discussing the findings of this latest analysis. Recent extreme price spikes for the GB power market have triggered key discussions over whether the time has come for a shift in the way that electricity generation is traded and priced in the country. Join us for an exclusive research presentation of Powered by Design with the report author Jonathan Sims and Sam Clissold. A panel of experts will then discuss the objectives of the market design review with the backdrop of the UK’s 20 ..read more

必要な政策変更を起こすには政治的意志が不可欠 エネルギー危機により電力需給がひっ迫する中、日本の電力部門は化石燃料への深刻な依存によって過去に例のないストレスを経験している。2050年のカーボンニュートラル目標に加えて、日本は今年のG7において2035年までに電力部門の完全または大宗の脱炭素化の達成にコミットするとしたが、現在の政策枠組みはこの目標の実現には不十分であり、再生可能エネルギーの普及の大幅な加速を要する。 カーボントラッカーは、最新レポート「Put a Price on It（炭素に価格を付ける）」にて、現行の0.3円/kgCO2という炭素価格を最低3.3円/kgCO2にまで引き上げることで、現在価格が高騰するガスから石炭への切り替えを回避し、エネルギー移行を進める必要があると示した。 本レポートでは、再生可能エネルギーへの移行は、日本を「高い電気料金の歴史」から断ち切り、消費者に低価格で安定的な電力を提供しつつ、日本のエネルギー安全保障を強化できる可能性があることを示した。 そのためには、日本は炭素価格を最低でも3.3円/kgCO2に引き上げるとともに、税収が炭素回収やアンモニア混焼など、そのCO2 ..read more

2-4 March | Online On 2-4 March 2021, the UK and Canadian Governments, co-chairs of the PPCA will co-host a virtual PPCA Global Summit to boost international commitment and cooperation to shift away from coal power generation ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021. The Summit will be the year’s largest global gathering on coal power phase-out, bringing together leaders from national governments, regions and cities, banks and investors, energy majors and grid operators, academia and NGO, youth and health groups to share their experiences and best practice ..read more

2021 is a year of opportunity; one of resetting, reshaping and a chance to remove distortions that hinder an orderly energy transition. The energy transition is well underway and has reached a stage where free markets are supporting its course. COP26 must regain new momentum and should address remaining obstacles to transition with a focus on coal. While great strides have been made in a transition away from coal, a sustainable outcome is far from reached. In most countries of the world, at least a share of current operating coal capacity is uneconomic. Carbon Tracker analysis shows that in 20 ..read more

Carbon Tracker’s Country Profiles are a new tool to enable more targeted interventions by policymakers, diplomats, and investors. Utilizing our in-house Global Coal Power Economic Model, which models the economics of 95% of the world’s operating coal power and over 90% of coal power under construction, we present key metrics and analysis on the world’s transition from coal to clean power.   https://carbontracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/full_page.mp4   Launch the Country Profiles We are initially releasing profiles to cover the coal sectors of five key countries: India, Indones ..read more