Horizons podcast: Sea Change

• 01 June 2022

Listen to our latest Horizons podcast. Costs for offshore wind are reducing dramatically and it will play an integral part of the energy transition.

Are mined commodity markets being viewed down the wrong end of the telescope?

• 19 October 2021

Strong demand and talk of a supercycle have sent prices for most mined commodities shooting for the stars, but can their dramatic upward trajectory be sustained? According to Julian Kettle, Senior Vice President, Metals and Mining, it’s unlikely to be a smooth journey.

Aluminium Product Suite

Unparalleled analysis of aluminium value chain from mining, refining, and smelting to market

Top 10 solar PV inverter vendors cornered 86% of the market in 2022

• 19 September 2023

Our latest Global Solar PV Inverter and Module-Level Power Electronics Market Share 2023 report analyses the top-ranking vendors by quantity of shipments in 2022

Can finance and policy unlock the carbon capture boom?

• 09 October 2025

Go behind the scenes at Wood Mackenzie's CCUS conference to discover how major banks, legal experts and technology leaders are navigating the complex world of carbon capture financing and deployment

Synthetic Fibres Index

Track relative prices for the major synthetic fibres on a monthly basis.

Five things to watch at COP30

• 14 November 2025

How will COP30 shape the next phase of the energy transition?

OPEC producers key to world supply through to 2040

• 16 July 2018

Global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie sees OPEC maintaining its role as a key oil supplier through to 2040, although output from non-OPEC producers will help ensure adequate supply in the years to 2030.

Oil Supply Tool

Understand the prospects for future oil and NGL supply, and make astute planning, trading and investment decisions.

Adani gets environmental approval for Carmichael project

• 13 June 2019

Adani gets environmental approval for Carmichael project

Oil Supply Tool

Understand the prospects for future oil and NGL supply, and make astute planning, trading and investment decisions.

Is the energy transition road paved with scrap metal?

• 07 January 2021

Scrap could help to decarbonise the metals and mining industry, and fill a looming supply gap – but policy change will be crucial.

Gas and LNG: why 2021 will be a defining year

• 14 January 2021

The year ahead will shape the role of gas in the energy transition. Read our predictions for the top five global trends for gas and LNG, and how they could play out in Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.

China-US relations, tech wars and climate change

• 26 January 2021

When President Xi Jinping spoke of the risks of ‘tech wars’ at the World Economic Forum’s virtual Davos Agenda event on Monday, there was little doubt who he was aiming at. At a White House briefing later that day, press secretary Jen Psaki stated that “Technology is of course at the centre of US-China competition.”

Are we on the cusp of another mining super-cycle?

• 23 February 2021

The global pandemic saw demand for mined commodities slow to a virtual standstill and prices slump. But are we now on the brink of a new super-cycle – or even a super-charged super-cycle? Or are the markets getting ahead of themselves?

How to maximize the potential of solar-plus-storage

• 11 November 2022

This white paper provides insight into maximizing the potential of solar-plus-storage.

How hard would global refiners be hit by a sharp drop in US gasoline demand?

• 14 June 2021

What happens to the global refining industry if the energy transition produces a sharp downturn in US gasoline demand? Where would the margin squeeze be tightest? We analyse such a scenario using our Refinery Supply Model.

Decarbonisation: is aluminium a solution or a problem?

• 15 June 2021

Aluminium is both a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and one of the key energy transition metals needed to build a low-carbon future. Julian Kettle, Senior Vice President, Vice Chair Metals and Mining, asks: can initiatives to cut aluminium’s carbon intensity offset the impact of increasing production?

Carbon taxes – which mined commodities will be the winners and losers?

• 13 July 2021

Carbon taxes could well provide the economic incentive needed to deliver rapid decarbonisation of the global economy. But what impact will they have on marginal costs and prices for mined commodities? And how does the competitive position of each commodity change under different carbon tax scenarios?

The global electric vehicle race is heating up

• 11 August 2021

Battery electric vehicles will be the dominant form of road transport by 2050. Tesla is currently leading the EV charge, but could Volkswagen move into the top spot?

Tracking the source of the single-use plastics crisis

• 03 August 2021

Wood Mackenzie recently contributed to a landmark study by the Minderoo Foundation, The Plastic Waste Makers Index: Revealing the source of the single-use plastics crisis. By following the materials and the money involved, we wanted to track the production of the polymers destined for single-use plastics, assess how much ends up as waste and explore the future of the industry.

COP26: how the energy and natural resources industries are responding to climate change challenges

• 04 August 2021

After a year of delay due to Covid-19, COP26 will define the next five years’ climate ambitions. In this week’s COP26 briefing, we explore the issues facing the energy transition and the challenges around carbon emissions

What would it take to reach net zero emissions before 2050?

• 16 August 2021

The latest IPCC report calls for raised climate ambitions, but what are the real-world implications? What it would take to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement?

Is green smelting possible?

• 13 September 2021

Putting zinc, copper and lead production under the microscope: what is green smelting, and is it achievable?

Coal: COP26's dirty secret

• 15 September 2021

There is no doubt COP26 will target further reductions in coal use. But not all coal is created equal. Thermal coal will be the main target of policies that aim to keep warming to 1.5 oC or lower.

Horizons: From boom to Biden – a roundup of our insights from Q3 2021

• 21 September 2021

Q3 Horizons explored the commodity price supercycle, carbon emission regulation's impact on the oil and gas sector, and Joe Biden’s plan for net zero by 2050.

COP26: Why base metals should be high on the agenda

• 06 October 2021

The energy transition starts and ends with metals, so why isn’t ensuring supply high on the agenda?

Offshore wind valuations

• 25 October 2021

We examine the project economics of offshore wind assets using Lens Power Valuations

Faster decarbonisation: back to basics for the mining industry?

• 02 November 2021

Constraints on delivering the metals for an accelerated energy transition exist at every level, from insufficient investment to a growing shortage of mining engineering graduates. Julian Kettle, Vice Chair, Metals and Mining, looks at some basic principles behind tackling a complex challenge.

Supercycle demand: are we there yet?

• 30 November 2021

If the world pursues a 2 °C decarbonisation pathway, a supercycle could exist across a broad spectrum of mined commodities. But how will it happen, if at all?