Global Scans · Decarbonization · Weekly Summary

• [New] With six times more initiatives reporting measurable outcomes than at the last COP, the momentum across sectors is clear: industrial decarbonization plans aligned, health systems strengthened, and global grids efforts consolidated to support tripling renewables by 2030. UNEP - UN Environment Programme
• [New] Dubai and Abu Dhabi rolled out carbon-neutral methods of supporting tourism as part of their Vision 2030 plans. Precedence Research
• [New] That fossil-fuel demand will plateau by 2030 and renewables plus low-carbon fuels will dominate new capacity additions. Advanced Hydrocarbon Fuels
• [New] Sustainable fuels - including liquid biofuels, biogases, low-emissions hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels - are widely deployed: their use more than quadruples by 2035 from current levels. IEA
• [New] The installed capacity of renewables increases nearly fourfold from today's level by 2035 in the NZE Scenario: nuclear and other low-emissions technologies increasingly contribute as electricity demand grows to account for one-third of all energy consumption. IEA
• [New] The IEA Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE Scenario) translates the 1.5 °C goal into a global pathway for the energy sector. IEA
• [New] The GCCA, which has brought together a large portion of global producers outside China as well as Chinese groups for several years, seems to be maintaining its trajectory towards a carbon neutrality target by 2050. construction21
• [New] Federal heavy-duty emissions regulations anticipate zero-emission vehicle sales shares reaching up to 60% by 2032 in different segments, with purchase price parity against diesel expected by 2028 for some applications. Energy Industry Insights from Avanza Energy
• [New] Amazon ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian through 2024, targeting 50% of deliveries with zero carbon by 2030. Energy Industry Insights from Avanza Energy
• [New] The world's first electrolyser is expected to be operational around the end of 2025, accelerating and promoting sustainable hydrogen in the progressive decarbonization of steel production, one of the most difficult-to-abate industry sectors. HydrogenWire
• [New] The green hydrogen produced will be injected into the gas pipeline for blast furnace operations at Rockcheck Steel Group, aiming to reduce coal consumption and carbon emissions. HydrogenWire
• [New] The Bavarian automaker BMW will receive a total of approximately €273 million in funding from the German federal government and the Free State of Bavaria for the hydrogen IPCEI project HyPowerDrive. HydrogenWire
• [New] Hydrogen propulsion programs by Airbus and Rolls-Royce are targeting zero-emission short-haul flights by 2035, and airports worldwide are transitioning to fully electric ground support fleets to meet net-zero targets. International Defense Security & Technology
• [New] The European Union voted last week to close its de minimis exemption by 2028, but will explore ways to collect duties on low-value goods as early as 2026. Freightos
• [New] Project Cedar, which will be built somewhere in the U.S. and operational in 2026, is being designed with four HDAC modules capable of capturing 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, and will also produce more than 6,000 tons of clean water annually. NewsData, LLC
• [New] The carbon fiber composites segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8% from 2025 to 2034. Precedence Research
• [New] Incentivizing decarbonization across all steel production routes and establishing credible, interoperable standards will speed production of low carbon steel and add clarity and momentum to demand-side initiatives in China and elsewhere. ResponsibleSteel
• [New] A majority of the world's steel production capacity now has the potential to use mechanisms for equivalency to define their low-emission and near-zero emission steel. ResponsibleSteel
• [New] Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record 38.1bn tonnes of CO2. SEJ
• [New] Victoria Police will ask officers to volunteer to do extra shifts patrolling shopping centers in Melbourne over summer, and hire reservist officers to free up frontline police. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] By 2030, the current rate of AI growth would annually put 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the emissions equivalent of adding 5 to 10 million cars to U.S. roadways. Cornell Chronicle
• [New] Making matters worse, the European Union has just weakened its 2040 decarbonization target by allowing countries to buy foreign carbon credits rather than cutting domestic emissions. / UK Project Syndicate
• [New] Economic stagnation and new energy priorities could derail progress toward carbon neutrality by 2045. DW.COM

Last updated: 23 November 2025