Opinion

Transition Plan Taskforce secretariat co-chairs Dr Ben Caldecott E3G's Kate Levick explain how the initiative aims to develop the 'gold standard' for UK firms’ climate transition plans

COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech to Tufts University last week urged countries to step up their efforts to meet commitments made at COP26 Climate Summit last autumn

When engaging the public in the just transition to net zero, we need to start from the co-benefits for communities, not the carbon emissions, writes Forum for the Future’s Charlie Thorneycroft

Individual businesses cannot solve the climate crisis alone, but thanks to advances in cloud technology we have the tools to help, writes Google Cloud's Justin Keeble

ClimateVoice's Bill Weihl argues there has never been a more important time for businesses that want bolder climate action to flex their lobbying muscles

South America's Gran Chaco is suffering alarming deforestation driven by demand for soy largely provided by just 12 traders in the region, explains Planet Tracker's Peter Elwin

The wheels are in motion for a global treaty on plastic pollution – what should financial institutions be doing to seize the opportunity from the changes that will come? asks Kristin Hughes, director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership at the World...

Danone's Richard Hall explains why the firm is supporting the call for the UK government to make every company legally responsible for ensuring they genuinely benefit the environment as well as shareholders

By working intelligently with business Defra can give the UK a much better chance of meeting Environment Act targets, argues the Broadway Initiative's Matthew Farrow

It is crucial that the fashion industry's green buzzwords are backed by credible, measurable action, writes Amina Razvi from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition