The growing importance of ESG in the commodities space
The death of George Floyd in the US on May 25 significantly raised global awareness of racial and cultural issues. Within this environment, giant resources company Rio Tinto attracted opprobrium for t...
3 Juli 20209min
Is the slump in European steel demand here to stay?
S&P Global Platts managing editor Laura Varriale talks to steel news editor Annalisa Villa and pricing specialists Amanda Flint and Len Griffin about the state of the European steel industry after loc...
1 Juli 202010min
UK's Net Zero drive: hydrogen's potential and challenges
In the UK, the drive toward Net Zero 2050 makes hydrogen an attractive investment, but questions remain about how markets will develop and the associated costs. Hydrogen has vast potential to decarbon...
30 Juni 202046min
Mapping out hydrogen's role in Asia's energy transition
As the push towards clean fuels intensifies, many alternate energy sources are figuring in discussions among policy makers in Asia, as they prepare for energy transition. One fuel that has garnered a ...
26 Juni 202012min
Key developments driving South Asian thermal coal demand
S&P Global Platts global thermal coal experts Deepak Kannan, Fred Wang and Sarah Matthews discuss key developments driving coal demand in the South Asian region, specifically in Bangladesh and Pakista...
24 Juni 20209min
A conversation with Total's Philippe Sauquet
France's Total was the first mover among European oil and gas majors to announce its ambition to become a greener company, creating in 2016 a separate division for gas, renewables and power under the ...
18 Juni 202016min
Who's the boss? OPEC+ tries to reassert control of oil market
After a collapse in oil demand due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the accord between Saudi Arabia and Russia earlier this year, OPEC+ is now back in the driving seat. It has extended its unpreceden...
17 Juni 202018min
The road ahead for Northeast and Southeast Asian thermal coal markets
S&P Global Platts Asia thermal coal team Deepak Kannan, Fred Wang and Jenny Ma discuss key developments in Northeast and Southeast Asia region amid the coronavirus pandemic, while Platts Analytics ana...
16 Juni 202011min
