The War In Ukraine Has Stalled Global Efforts To Cut Emissions

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is upending global energy markets and short-term efforts to reduce emissions.  The ongoing frantic search for non-Russian energy supply, especially in Europe, is set to keep global carbon emissions elevated in the short term as coal use grows everywhere. At the same time, Russia’s heavy industries, such as steelmaking and metals production, are now unable to implement imported emission-reduction technologies as the West is continuously ramping up sanctions against Moscow over Putin’s invasion of…