In this episode of The Big Questions, CRU’s team returning from Glasgow discuss the key takeaways from COP26 for the commodities industry. Will it be remembered as a success or a failure with respect to new pledges (NDCs), coal, finance and cars. Jumana Saleheen speaks with Shankhadeep Mukherjee, Dmitry Popov, Frank Eich and Charlie Durant.

In this episode of CRU’s Sustainability Podcast, we delve into the metals recycling industry. This is an often poorly understood sector but one which will be vital if the world is going to hit its sustainability targets. Your host Charlie Durant speaks with Neil Hawkes and Eoin Dinsmore, both long standing commodity analysts, who will shine a light on what is changing in these markets.

This episode focuses on electric vehicle markets, examining if we at an inflection point. Electric vehicle markets are hot, and battery metals are set for a period of huge demand growth. But are they ready? To answer these questions your host, Charlie Durant, is joined by Arthur Wang, Harry Fisher and James Jeary.

In this episode, we explore the role of green ammonia in the decarbonisation transition. Green ammonia has been touted as a solution across the fertiliser, transport and power sectors, sparking a wave of project announcements. Sarah Macnaughton speaks with Willis Thomas and Alex Derricott, to understand growth and challenges in this emerging market.

In this episode we examine the energy transition, getting under the skin of what this might mean for coal, copper and aluminium markets. Who is set to win or lose as global energy systems change and the share of renewables increases? Charlie Durant speaks with Dmitry Popov and Martin Jackson to learn more about these markets.

In this first episode of CRU’s Sustainability Podcast we discuss what to expect from COP26, and how that will affect commodities markets. Host, Jumana Saleheen speaks with Sarah Macnaughton, Frank Eich and Wan Ling.