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
Plastic vs. aluminum beverage containers: Which will win the global sustainability race?
Plastic usage and recycling has become a hot-button topic recently, as the push for sustainable products is forefront in manufacturing goals. Aluminum has long been touted the beverage package of choi...
4 Aug 202126min
Midstream investors to see if commercial pickup in natural gas, LNG translated to Q2 bottom line
S&P Global Platts senior natural gas writer Harry Weber, S&P Global Market Intelligence senior midstream finance reporter Allison Good and Platts managing editor for Americas LNG Luke Stobbart discuss...
20 Juli 202111min
Increased US refining demand stifling Americas tanker freight amid summer doldrums
US refineries have ramped up production in the second quarter as domestic demand for gasoline and diesel grows and global energy markets begin to adjust back to pre-pandemic demand and production leve...
9 Juli 202115min
Food, fuel and feed: How consumption patterns have affected prices
In this episode of the S&P Global Platts Agriculture Focus podcast, the Platts EMEA Agriculture team discusses how the prices of different agricultural commodities, from wheat, corn and rice, to veg o...
6 Juli 202118min
