Net Zero Now
Demystifying the 'Absolute Zero' concept
How does 'absolute zero' differ from 'net zero', and does it matter?
'Ready to go': Britain's gas networks seek approval for £900m net zero infrastructure plan
Energy Networks Association plan touts major push to harness hydrogen and biomethane to heat homes and businesses
'Investing in our future': EU touts green infrastructure blitz at heart of €1.85tr recovery plan
European Commission unveils sweeping economic recovery strategy in support of Green Deal ambition
'This is the moment': MPs and campaigners call for multi-billion pound net zero recovery drive
Cross party Environmental Justice Commission sets out demands for 'faster, further and fairer' net zero transition
Anatomy of a 'moonshot': Microsoft's Lucas Joppa on CO2 removal, supply chains and building a carbon negative future
Tech giant's chief environmental officer talks to BusinessGreen about the firm's ambitious plan to remove all CO2 it has generated since its foundation in 1975
Clean Growth Fund: Government launches £40m green start-up funding push
Business Secretary Alok Sharma says new public-private venture fund will help clean tech start-ups 'drive a green and resilient economic recovery'
BT pulls in £5.5bn from helping customers cut 13 million tonnes of CO2
Technology giant's annual sustainability report reveals how its products and services helped avoid 13 million tonnes of carbon emissions over the past year
RenewableUK: Green hydrogen and wind energy boom crucial to UK's net zero transition
In its vision for the UK's transition to net zero, RenewableUK predicts that installed wind capacity will surge six-fold to more than 120GW by 2050.
JP Morgan Chase climate shareholder resolution narrowly defeated
Resolution's narrow defeat – at 49.6 per cent – sends a clear sign to bank that investors are increasingly displeased with its approach to fossil fuel investment.
Covid-19 recovery must support resilient, net zero world, state leaders urge
Business as usual is 'not an appropriate response' to Covid-19, according to 220 regional leaders around the world
Spain to push for net zero by 2050 as government unveils sweeping new climate law
Ambitious draft climate law would immediately ban new oil, gas and coal projects and end subsidies for fossil fuels
Net zero: Manufacturers call for energy efficiency focus in UK recovery plans
Industry reaping huge rewards from investing in energy saving measures but more government support needed, Make UK warns
Green recovery: More than 150 multinationals call for Covid-19 aid to be aligned with climate goals
Largest UN-backed chief executive-led climate effort brings together companies from 34 sectors with a total market capitalisation of $2.4tn
'Sensible incentives' and 'plumbing reforms': Leading figures mull pathway from Covid-19 crisis to net zero economy
A new essay collection from Bright Blue argues that net zero will not require vast amounts of public spending, due to the momentum delivered to date on decarbonisation in the UK.
Labour talks up vision for 'most ambitious climate recovery plan in the world'
Opposition stresses that climate action should be at heart of recovery plans, as over 400 civil society groups urge governments to reinvigorate pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals
Climate Assembly UK to consider Covid-19 impacts in final net zero policy discussions
Members gear up for final weekend of discussions before drawing up net zero policy recommendations later this summer
'Carbon neutral computing': Intel plots path to zero waste, zero carbon computers
Computer chip giant's sustainability report outlines a raft of new green goals, including a pledge to send zero waste to landfill and achieve "net positive" water use.
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Big business must lead the way as part of a post Covid-19 green recovery
A truly green recovery will require a joint effort from government, business and society to overcome the challenge of transitioning to a low-carbon economy, says BT's Gabrielle Ginér
Net Zero: Carbon Trust launches cross-sector investigation into prospects for flexible energy system
The project's conclusions, expected for early next year, will draw from modelling, research and industry interviews and help inform net zero road maps of policymakers and energy players.
'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19
Committee on Climate Change CEO discusses infrastructure, airline bailouts, COP26 and making the best of a bad situation
Investor group warns no European oil and gas major has a credible net zero plan
Transition Pathway Initiative backed by investors boasting $19tr of capital welcomes stronger climate pledges from leading oil firms, but warns sector is still a long way from delivering adequate decarbonisation plans
Farms of the future: McKinsey outlines measures to curb farming emissions
Agriculture faces a more challenging ride to net-zero than other sectors, warn the analysts, due to the sector being enormous in scale yet highly decentralised.
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