Net zero targets

Chris Skidmore tasked with conducting review of UK's net zero target

Policy

Chris Skidmore tasked with conducting review of UK's net zero target

Review designed to ensure climate goal is delivered in a 'pro-business and pro-growth' way, Liz Truss confirms

clock 08 September 2022 • 3 min read
'Misuse of climate science': Legal complaint lodged over Glencore's emissions claims

Carbon Accounting

'Misuse of climate science': Legal complaint lodged over Glencore's emissions claims

World's largest mining company accused of basing its climate targets on emissions pathway that is inapproporiate for coal producers

clock 08 September 2022 • 3 min read
Poll: Fewer than half of local council executives confident in meeting net zero targets

Policy

Poll: Fewer than half of local council executives confident in meeting net zero targets

Measures designed to boost energy efficiency of buildings deemed critical to delivering council net zero targets, E.ON polling shows

clock 30 May 2022 • 3 min read
Net zero targets: How to manage the 'hot air' to limit global warming

Management

Net zero targets: How to manage the 'hot air' to limit global warming

A new climate model commissioned by the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance could provide investors with much-needed insight over the net zero alignment of their porfolios, explains Dr Sven Teske

clock 04 May 2022 • 3 min read

Policy

'Forceful and accelerated': Top investor body predicts global climate policy response

Principles for Responsible Investment analysed policy trends to formulate detailed predictions on the likely extent of government intervention in key sectors of the economy as the net zero transition progresses

clock 17 March 2021 • 5 min read

Work

Ad Net Zero climate initiative unveils supporters and working groups

An initiative to reach net zero in the advertising industry by the end of 2030 today provided further details of how it will enact its action plan, which was published last year

clock 25 February 2021 • 2 min read

Work

Etsy bids for net zero by 2030

US trading platform Etsy has pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2030

clock 24 February 2021 • 1 min read

Policy

Fairtrade Foundation: UK must clean up food supply chains and stop 'dumping' emissions on poor nations

The Fairtrade Foundation has called on the UK government to include imported emissions that were generated overseas in the process of meeting UK consumption needs in its carbon targets, in a detailed new report published today

clock 23 February 2021 • 7 min read

Policy

Going green: The 11 questions the UK government's net zero strategy 'must answer'

The UK government has said it will publish a net zero strategy in advance of the COP26 climate conference in November - now a new report from the Tony Blair Institute sets out 11 questions Ministers "must answer" if they are to provide a credible blueprint...

clock 09 February 2021 • 6 min read

Supplier

Consultancy giants announce ambitious new net zero goals

EY confirms it is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2025, as KPMG unveils target to do the same by 2030

clock 27 January 2021 • 2 min read
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