Energy

Decarbonizing Japan’s economy comes with unique challenges and opportunities. The GX plan is specifically designed to address these challenges in five key steps.

New innovations aimed at modernizing the grid are gaining traction—and one, in particular, is turning heads. Infravision’s drone-enabled power line stringing uses unmanned aerial vehicles to install power lines faster and more cost-effectively than traditional methods.

Nearly two years ago, Japan unveiled its Green Transformation Policy (GX), a $1 trillion plan to dramatically reduce emissions over the next decade. Surprisingly, GX has largely flown under the radar of institutional investors.

Jefferies’ Sustainability & Transition Team is entering 2025 with ten key questions, covering the challenges and opportunities shaping the global transition.

Jefferies sat down with Scott Beicke, Americas Co-Head of Power, Utilities, and Infrastructure, to discuss the integration of renewables in the US grid; the role of baseload generation, storage, and transmission; economic opportunities in new grid infrastructure; and more.

There are opportunities to build a cleaner energy system beyond simply transitioning to renewables.

Jefferies’ Sustainability and Transition Team hosted three experts to discuss the trajectory of solar radiation modification and its role in decarbonization.

Jefferies Insights caught up with Greg Chitty and Conrad Gibbins, to discuss the current dealmaking and capital markets environment in oil and gas.

In this piece, we highlight six key reasons why energy storage will be at the center of the global transition, beyond the obvious intermittent issues of wind and solar.