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Ongoing discussions around stricter carbon emission reduction targets are set to impact the direction EU ETS carbon prices are heading. ICIS energy expert Federica Di Sario and ICIS analyst Sebastian Rilling discuss the potential outcomes of a 55% and 60% reduction on the EU ETS.

The coronavirus has levelled the aviation industry. However, this hard-to-decarbonise sector now has a chance to build back greener. One way of achieving this is by introducing hydrogen as a new, cleaner jet fuel. In this interview, energy market expert Jake Stones speaks to Julian Renz, business development manager for hydrogen aviation company ZeroAvia, to find out the intricacies of what’s involved in getting hydrogen planes to take flight.

The global oil markets closely followed the US election with the new administration set to bring in a more environmentally-friendly agenda and steps towards transition to clean oil. While a stable management in Washington will lead Investors to move away from the dollar as a safe haven towards more risky ventures. Senior oil editor Ignacio Sotolongo and Global oil editor Sophie Udubasceanu discuss the main challenges for crude oil.

Joe Biden’s tone on US LNG is broadly positive but sources are keen to understand how future environmental legislation may affect upstream US gas supply and prices.

Global LNG Editor Ed Cox, Americas Editor Ruth Liao and Americas reporter Fauzeya Rahman discuss the outlook for US LNG in the short and long term.

The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine rattled oil prices this week, but the rally slowed down by 12 November. Challenges remain, with widespread distribution now key to demand recovery. Why has the reaction been so strong so far? What does the shift in the oil forward curve indicate? Market experts Sophie Udubasceanu and Richard Price discuss the market’s outlook.

Virtual power plants are considered key technologies to relieve the load on power grids thanks to their ability to optimise generation and consumption. But how do they actually work and what potential do they have in Italy? ICIS market reporter Federica Di Sario discusses the issue with David Molina, product and solution manager at Huawei Italy.

Crude demand in Asia decreased sharply compared with 2020 expectations, but some countries have already seen a rapid turnaround. Asia crude editor James Dennis and market reporter Andrew Putwain explain the big trends for demand in the region as we head into 2021, as well as other drivers for demand globally including OPEC decisions around extending production cuts.

Just a couple of weeks after the new oil and gas infrastructure company PipeChina was launched, details of available LNG, storage and pipeline capacity have been published. Global LNG Editor Ed Cox and LNG analyst Tom Manser discuss the opportunities for emerging Chinese gas companies and LNG sellers.

Tackling two issues at once, Ways2H uses a unique thermochemical process to produce green hydrogen from municipal waste. ICIS Market Reporter Jake Stones meets Ways2H CEO Jean-Louis Kindler to discuss the technology, along with wider challenges in scaling up hydrogen for long-term energy goals.

With European institutions keeping momentum to support a higher carbon emission cut by 2030, are energy storage technologies on track to sustain such transition?

ICIS Energy market reporter Federica Di Sario discusses with Pradyumna Bhagwat, Research Fellow at the Florence School of Regulation, the major regulatory developments storages have gone through over the past years and what is yet to be done to support growth.