Opinion

As world leaders prepare to travel to New York, Ed King assesses the critical issues governments need to wrestle with ahead of a series of critical summits and elections this autumn

With Climate Week NYC on the horizon, regional and city climate events are reclaiming some of the spotlight taken up by annual UN Climate Summits COPs, offering a chance to set the conversation and break new ground, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

Hubbub CEO Alex Robinson sets out his seven-point-plan to help companies avoid greenwashing

Even today too few political figures are making the strong case for ambitious decarbonisation policies and green investment in terms of improved social and wellbeing outcomes, argues Sizzle's Trewin Restorick

The sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls should be integrated into all national climate plans, writes UNFPA's Lydia Zigomo

Decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles in the UK is happening at a glacial pace, writes Transport & Environment's Ralph Palmer

The Global Plastics Treaty must tackle production of plastic and open the door to a fundamental reshaping of the economy, writes Radboud University's Sara Gonella

As corporate climate targets become increasingly prevalent, the credibility of net zero goals is the real question, says Transition Pathway Initiative Centre's Antonina Scheer

BNG faces some fundamental design flaws which threaten to undermine its success, writes Environment Bank's Catherine Spitzer

The new government has an opportunity to introduce a world-leading mandatory food waste reporting policy, writes Too Good to Go's Sophie Trueman