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Net Zero

Fuel for Thought

Rising oil producer Kazakhstan’s stability under spotlight

President Donald Trump’s assertion that resource extraction by US companies can strengthen Ukraine’s sovereignty will have a familiar ring for oil-rich ex-Soviet Kazakhstan. But the Caspian country’s own experience suggests resources are a fragile underpinning.

Insight Conversation

Chandra Shekhar Sinha, World Bank

Chandra Shekhar Sinha speaks with Ruchira Singh and Anirudh Iyer about carbon market dynamics, demand generation, and Article 6 methodologies.

Energy transition

Challenges for developing economies

Affordability, access to finance and infrastructure are just among the bottlenecks faced by emerging markets in their search for effective solutions to address the transition.

Commodity Tracker: 5 charts to watch this week

Eyes are on OPEC+'s output levels following the release of detailed plans to compensate for the bloc's overproduction. China's manufacturing index is improving, supporting steel margins, but uncertainties over the rest of the year cloud expectations of further growth. S&P Global Commodity Insights editors also watch supply-demand factors affecting petrochemicals prices, particularly Europe's polycarbonate and Brazil's recycled polyethylene terephthalate.