News Analysis

Technical paper from the Institute for Mechanical Engineers (IMech) argues 21st century wind sails and slower journeys can slash shipping emissions in the short-term

Promoting solar power, calls for a global shipping carbon tax, and soaring German EV demand feature in this week's Global Briefing

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

Leading finance and investment figures hail EU Commission's latest sustainable finance rules as crucial to net zero and fighting greenwashing

Fresh findings from CDP reveal nearly half the world's largest businesses have internal carbon fees, but warn prices fall short of preparing companies for ever-tightening emissions regulations

Influential pension fund lifts the lid on sweeping new climate strategy

But big questions remain over how the UK will meet hugely ambitious new targets, after government signalled it will not sign off on all the CCC's policy recommendations

Three major new reports raise alarm that for all the talk of a green recovery on the national and international stage net zero transition plans remain badly underpowered

Detailed analysis of more than 100 EU exit statutory instruments laid by Defra prompts campaigners to warn of 'significant governance gaps in the application, interpretation and enforcement of environmental law' post-Brexit

Influential analyst firm publishes Paris Agreement compatible scenario that would see oil prices plummet over the coming decades