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Climate Change Industry Indicators: 2020 Data & Outlook
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.
INCLUDED IN CLIMATE CHANGE INDUSTRY INDICATORS EDITION
Executive contributors highlight business and thought leaders….1-10
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium Convenes Leaders from Multiple Sectors to Focus on Supply Chains….12
Moody’s ESG Solutions Group Targets the Climate Risk Concerns of Banks, Insurers, Investors and Companies and Non-Energy Sectors Collaboration….14
GreenPrint Leads Consumer Product Companies Into Sustainability; Expands its Impact Collective to Support Initiatives….16
Zinc8 Energy Solutions Develops Storage Systems for Multiple Markets….19
Aspen Skiing Company Exhibits a Strong Commitment to Sustainability; Local Coal Methane to Power Project in Colorado a Success Story….20
Edison Energy Positions Innovation Expertise to Advise Clients on Sustainability; Hershey Sets 2030 Goals to Reduce Footprint and Address Climate Change….22
Author Ian Palmer Says the Shale Revolution Continues to Hold Back the Energy Transition in North America….25
Society for Risk Analysis Advocates Phased-In Reform of Insurance Premiums & Cost-Effective Loss Reduction to Balance Climate-Impacted Markets….27
Former Congressman Bob Inglis Sets a Path for ‘Climate Conservatism’; Steve Melink & ‘Fusion Capitalism: A Clean Energy Vision For Conservatives’….29
Volkswagen Places a Big Bet on Electric Vehicles….31
Solar Energy in California: The Good News and the Bad News….32
Feature os the Social Cost of Carbon: Biden Sets a Price of $51 Triggering Opinions from Stern & Stiglitz, the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU; American Petroleum Institute Declares a Position on a Price on Carbon….34
Guidehouse Adds 111th Financial Institution in HSBC to its Join Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials….41
Duke Energy Weighs Plans for the 2020s; Continues to Retire Coal Plants but Uncertain About Wind, Grid & EVs….43
General Motors Aims for Leadership in Decarbonization & EVs….44
DOE Experts Anticipate Sustained Wind Energy Cost Reductions, Technology Advancements, and Value Enhancements….46
EXHIBITS IN CLIMATE CHANGE INDUSTRY INDICATORS EDITION
Climate Change Industry Indicators 2019-2020
Land & Ocean Temperatures: 1850-2020
U.S. Billion-Dollar Disaster Events 1980-2021 (CPI Adjusted)
Global Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions 1990-2020
Global Wind Installations in MW: 2010-2020
Global Energy Storage Market: 2013-2030
Global Solar PV Installations in MW: 2010-2020
Global Carbon Market, 2012-2020 ($ Billion)
Global Annual Sales of Electric Vehicles, 2011-2020
Social Cost of CO2 (in 2020 dollars per metric ton of CO2)
Change in Global CO2 Emissions by Source: 2010-2018
