Coalbed methane is an underappreciated problem of global steel production. While cutting methane emissions in the steel supply chain will not produce green steel overnight, it could reduce the sector’s emissions by the equivalent of a billion tons of carbon annually, and at little cost. Oleh Gernot Wagner dan Roland Kupers

The European Union faces a strategic choice in deciding how to deal with China’s green-tech dominance. Instead of implementing defensive industrial policy, it should try to find common cause with China on clean trade and investment, using its strengths in rulemaking and norm-setting to promote both sides’ economic interests. Oleh Emmanuel Guerin dan Bernice Lee

India’s clean energy transition is often portrayed as prohibitively expensive. But a new study finds that actual financing needs are far more modest and concentrated in just four sectors, including steel and cement. Oleh Rakesh Mohan dan Janak Raj

The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal. Oleh Zaynab Sadan