Massive energy transition challenge tops next German government's in-tray
Germany goes to the polls on September 26 in the most open contest for years. As Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step down, S&P Global Platts' news and analytics experts discuss the daunting ener...
17 Sep 202125min
Increased risks of more intense weather events pose a challenge for energy infrastructure, markets
Leaders in the public and private sector are faced with the possibility of more frequent and intense weather events -- winter storms, heat waves, cyclones, wildfires -- as anthropogenic climate change...
15 Sep 202120min
Elevated pricing, decarbonization test aluminum market's mettle
Tariff uncertainty, high freight rates, labor issues and other dynamics have combined with supply constraints and healthy demand to elevate global aluminum premiums. And all that's happening as the va...
1 Sep 20219min
Mexico remains a destination for upstream investors despite government shift
Companies operating in Latin America have set their eyes on nascent opportunities in the region like Guyana and Brazil, as Mexico has put the liberalization of its upstream sector on hold. But the att...
26 Aug 202123min
Hydro Québec CEO spells out export plans, challenges of energy transition
New York has one of the most aggressive decarbonization plans in the country through its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which sets goals for building several gigawatts of renewable e...
24 Aug 202121min
Recycled metals vs recycled plastics: What will drive Asia closer to meeting its sustainability goals?
Sustainability is currently a key theme in the world of commodities. Recycled plastics and recycled metals have garnered considerable attention given how widely plastics and metals are used in downstr...
11 Aug 202124min
Red-hot container markets adopt unorthodox measures
Container shipping markets have been tagged as red hot because base box rates have more than quintupled since the market began its steep hike north in May 2020 amid the pandemic's operational and logi...
10 Aug 202119min
Wildfire Carbon Reversal and the question of Permanence in Nature-Based Carbon Credits
Jonty Rushforth, Senior Director of Markets and Energy Transition, and Paula VanLaningham, Platts Global Head of Carbon, talk about the devastating wildfires sweeping across the globe and the challeng...
9 Aug 202115min
