Carbon Tracker

Could COP26 be the 'beginning of the end' for oil and gas?

Energy

Could COP26 be the 'beginning of the end' for oil and gas?

COP26 has seen fossil fuels mentioned for the first time in a UNFCCC cover text and the launch of a pioneering alliance of governments committed to phasing out oil and gas production.

clock 11 November 2021 • 9 min read
'Full transparency': Independent registry of global fossil fuel production and reserves launched at COP26

Risk

'Full transparency': Independent registry of global fossil fuel production and reserves launched at COP26

Tool aims to help policymakers assess whether companies and countries are winding down fossil fuel production in line with global climate goals

clock 11 November 2021 • 3 min read
Only policy action can avert 'carbon bubble' chaos, experts warn

Risk

Only policy action can avert 'carbon bubble' chaos, experts warn

Net Zero Festival: Leading figures from IEA, Carbon Tracker and Ceres unite in calls for more ambitious government action to shift away from fossil fuels

clock 30 September 2021 • 3 min read
Net Zero Festival Spotlight: Mark Campanale, founder and executive chair of Carbon Tracker

Investment

Net Zero Festival Spotlight: Mark Campanale, founder and executive chair of Carbon Tracker

VIDEO: Leading green economy figures offer their candid views on what net zero means to them ahead of the Net Zero Festival 2021

clock 21 September 2021 • 1 min read
'Glaring absence': Why corporates' climate-lite financial statements threaten both the climate and investors

Carbon Accounting

'Glaring absence': Why corporates' climate-lite financial statements threaten both the climate and investors

Major report from Carbon Tracker warns majority of world's most polluting firms are failing to embed climate issues into their financial reporting, as Industry Tracker warns steel sector's window to align with climate goals is closing rapidly

clock 16 September 2021 • 7 min read
Are fossil fuel giants wasting trillions of dollars on business-as-usual strategies?

Risk

Are fossil fuel giants wasting trillions of dollars on business-as-usual strategies?

Carbon Tracker deep-dive into the risks facing oil and gas investments is corroborated by study in Nature that warns overwhelming majority of fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to cap global temperatures in line with global goals

clock 09 September 2021 • 7 min read

Energy

Fossil fuel power generation has peaked worldwide, think tanks claim

Emerging economies on course to 'leapfrog' fossil fuel power infrastructure and move straight to renewables-dominated grids, according to new analysis from Carbon Tracker and India's CEEW

clock 14 July 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

'Net zero is not enough': Oil and gas climate plans continue to jeopardise planet and investors, Carbon Tracker warns

Wave of strengthened net zero goals unveiled by fossil firms of late are too limited in scope and rely too heavily on offsets and carbon capture and storage, analysis published by think tank warns

clock 27 May 2021 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Industry Tracker: How a new research house plans to put the spotlight on net zero risks for heavy industry

Cement, steel, chemicals, capital goods, tech, and consumer sectors are all set to face fresh scrutiny from a new think tank launched by leading figures from CDP, Carbon Tracker, and Planet Tracker

clock 26 May 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

'The sky's the limit': How 'cheap, abundant' renewables could boot fossil fuels from the electricity sector by mid-2030s

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand

clock 23 April 2021 • 4 min read