Climate Change Industry Trends in 2022

Climate Change Business Journal® assesses the trends shaping the climate change industry in 2022. Greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures and weather incidents track planetary plight, but trends in electric vehicles, the EV supply chain, EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy, hydrogen, nuclear energy, carbon markets and private investment illustrate companies and economies on the move as momentum builds behind the climate change industry.             

Munich Re: U.S. Weather Disasters Dominate Global ‘Natural Disaster’ Losses In 2021 3

Berkeley Earth Global Temperature Report for 2021   4

IEA: Global CO2 Emissions Rebounded To Their Highest Level in History              7

Electric Cars Fend Off Challenges to More Than Double Global Sales in 2021       9

Business Council for Sustainable Energy Sees Momentum Build Behind Energy Transition in Public & Private Sectors 12

Forum For The Future Makes The Case For Deeper Business Transformation To Tackle Social and Environmental Crises    14

Ubiquitous Energy Scales Transparent Solar Technology          16

Investment Firm Pollinate Accelerating the Flow of Natural Capital      18

Backed By $65 Million In Funding, Dandelion Energy Expands Residential Geothermal Services In The Northeast And Fortifies Leadership Team 21

NCX Monetizes Forest Carbon To Connect American Landowner To Committed Net-Zero Pioneers; NCX Raises $50 Million to Track & Trade Forest Carbon 23

Climate Tech Venture Capital Gives Carbon Credits Credit Where Credit is Due              26

Boston University Global Development Policy Uses National Climate Funds Tracker to Accelerate and Increase Transparency in Climate Finance            30

Methane Action Seeks to Build a Methane Removal Industry Around Policy, Projects, Innovation & Investment  33

Nuclear Innovation Alliance Brings New Generation of Nuclear Industry Leadership to Policy, Research & Outreach             36

Time to View Nuclear Power Through a 21st Century Lens; Small Modular Reactors Enable a ‘Catalytic Shift in Nuclear Energy’ for Industrial Decarbonization; EBI Model of the Small Modular Reactor Industry         38

Nexus Circular Leads Plastic Revolution; Nexus Circular Secures Another Strategic Investor; Sets Record Production Growth in 2021 42

Green Wave Initiative In the City of Vilnius, Lithuania, Treats Streets as Important Public Spaces; Goal of Planting 100,000 Trees; The Green KPI’s of HUGSI             46

 

 

Exhibits in the Edition

Relevant Natural Catastrophe Loss Events in 2021: Natural Disasters Overall Losses of $280 billion

Berkeley Earth Data & Research Methodology

CO2 Emissions From Energy Combustion & Industrial Processes, 1900-2021

Annual Change in CO2 Emissions From Energy Combustion & Industrial Processes, 1900-2021

CO2 Emissions in China & India

Annual Change in CO2 Emissions by Sector in 2020

Global Sales and Sales Market Share of Electric Cars, 2010-2021

Annual Change in CO2 Emissions by Sector in 2021

Scenario for Global CO2 Emissions, 2010-2070 (bil tonnes per year)

 CO2 Reductions vs. Removals

Players in the Evolving Carbon Market

Project by Project Accounting of Global Small Modular Reactor  Development Arena in 2022

Projected Nuclear Capacity in 2020-2050

Reactors Under Construction by Region: 53.5 GW

Top & Bottom Ranked Cities by HUGSI

 

Climate Change Business Journal® previews its annual analysis of the climate change industry with a dissection of preliminary 2020 data in key climate change industry indicators of global temperature, emissions and weather events, and in key industry segments wind, solar, energy storage, electric vehicle and carbon markets.

Climate Change Business Journal® recognizes 2020 business achievements across a broad spectrum of categories in the climate change industry. The 32 recipients of 2020 CCBJ Business Achievement Awards represent non-profits, associations, and individuals, but mostly the large and small companies that have committed their business assets to climate solutions and that made significant traction in the market in 2020. Several award winners contribute executive Q&As to provide more details on their 2020 award and plans for the future, along with a diverse set of newsmakers and analysts advancing climate change industry objectives.

This 61-page edition of CCBJ features equal treatment of Green Buildings & Smart Cities and the confluence of the two markets in city and community planning with numerous exhibits and pertinent secondary research to enable companies to define niches for future business growth.