News Analysis

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.

Six leading private equity firms sign up to Science Based Targets initiative, as group issues new guidance to help sector decarbonise

IEA estimates flurry of net zero commitments put 1.8C of warming within reach, but other projections are less optimistic and many contentious issues remain far from resolved as the Glasgow Summit nears its halfway point

New report from PwC models a tiered carbon pricing framework proposed by the IMF earlier this year and finds it would broadly pay for itself, while slashing carbon emissions

As senior government ministers hymn the need for investment in net zero, UK’s export finance agency urges British renewables business to export their expertise overseas

Reclaim Finance publishes scathing assessment of various financial sector alliances – including UN-backed Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance - arguing groups are failing to act fast enough to curb investment in fossil fuels

On the eve of the Glasgow Summit, green business, economy and diplomacy experts gave BusinessGreen an exclusive overview of their hopes, fears, and expectations for the two weeks of talks

On the eve of COP26, the weekly Global Briefing reports on the latest NDCs, Austrian 'Klimatickets', and fresh corporate efforts to curb deforestation

On the eve of the climate conference, influential actors from around the world call on governments to deliver climate action pledges that are in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement