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While the global economy is experiencing its worst disruption in decades with uncertainties surrounding the magnitude of COVID-19’s impact, a way forward persists. In this research, Frost & Sullivan analyzes the scale of impact on global gross domestic product (GDP) growth and other critical macroeconomic elements such as unemployment, inflation, a...

Flexible generation capacity and storage are key elements of the energy transition and the continued expansion of intermittent renewable energy (RE) because they offer unparalleled flexibility to optimally deliver energy and ancillary services. Frost & Sullivan forecasts global grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) to experience rapid ex...

Global trade and economic growth momentum will be a complex function of political, trade, and policy moves made under the second Trump administration in the United States. This Frost & Sullivan macroeconomic thought leadership lays down potential US policy scenarios (including tariffs, immigration, and foreign policy) to establish forecasts for 202...

Global economic, trade, and investment trends in 2025 are being shaped by a complex interplay of policy pivots and shifting tariff dynamics under the second Trump administration in the United States. Although reciprocal tariffs introduced in early April have been paused for 90 days, key tariffs remain in effect, including 25% on imports from Mexico...

The Paris Agreement set ambitious targets to progressively reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on national plans, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Consequently, carbon pricing and crediting instruments were introduced to reduce global emissions by applying a price to the GHGs emitted by a certain activity, leading to the...

Global economic conditions in Q2 2026 are defined by heightened geopolitical stress, energy market volatility, and supply chain and trade disruptions. The outbreak of the US–Iran conflict has altered the global growth trajectory, trimming roughly 0.3 percentage points from annual expansion (compared to 3.4% in 2025) and pushing Q2 2026 growth to it...

11 Mar 2024  |  Global  |  Market Research

Carbon Markets: Trends and Growth Opportunities

Carbon Pricing Operates as an Instrument to Tackle Emissions and Accelerate the Transition to Net Zero

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Carbon markets are trading systems that use greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a commodity, setting a price on them based on the value of the emitted carbon dioxide. Companies can purchase and sell carbon credits or carbon offsets to compensate for their GHG emissions. There are two main types of carbon pricing initiatives, mandatory and voluntary, ...

Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region slumped from 5.2% in Q4 2017 to 5.0% in Q1 2018, as the escalation of the trade war between China and the United States had repercussions for global trade growth. China’s growth is likely to slump further from the 6.2% registered in Q2 2018, as manufacturing output started declining in Q2 2018. Australian ...

11 Feb 2021  |  Europe  |  Megatrends

A New Global Paradigm with China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative

Improved Connectivity and Reshaping of Trade Relations Leading to New Growth Opportunities

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China envisions the revival of the ancient Silk Road, which previously facilitated trade with nations across Persia, Central Asia, and Europe for over 2,000 years, as a catalyst to unify both local and international markets through trade activities and trade routes. The introduction of the One Belt, One Road Initiative in 2013 seeks to develop a ne...