The world has a goal to reach net zero emissions. Our platform, informed by leading climate researchers and hosted by the University of Oxford, brings together principles and policies, practical tools, and progress tracking to help businesses and policymakers achieve that goal.
Principles & Policies
PrACTICAL TOOLS
PROGRESS TRACKING
How to set a net zero target
As net zero targets are being set, questions arise about how current net zero targets align. We present criteria based on a summary of current practices, identifying areas of convergence and divergence.
tools for setting and achieving a net zero target
Browse our library of the most relevant tools helping institutions of all kinds set and achieve their net zero targets.
GLOBAL NET ZERO STOCKTAKE
For an understanding of progress to net zero, read the first systematic review of net zero commitments by countries, sub-national governments, and major corporations around the globe.
The world has a goal to reach net zero emissions.
Our platform brings together principles and policies, practical tools, and progress tracking to help achieve that goal.
PRINCIPLES & POLICIES
How to set a net zero target
As net zero targets are being set, questions arise about how current net zero targets align. We present criteria based on a summary of current practices, identifying areas of convergence and divergence.
Practical Tools
tools for setting and achieving a net zero target
Browse our library of the most relevant tools helping institutions of all kinds set and achieve their net zero targets.
PROGRESS TRACKING
Global Net Zero Stocktake
For an understanding of progress to net zero, read the first systematic review of net zero commitments by countries, sub-national governments, and major corporations around the globe.
Greenhouse gas removal for a net zero world
There are various types of Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies which recapture already emitted greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and ocean.
Nature-Based Solutions for a net zero world
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) involve working with and enhancing nature to achieve multiple benefits for people, including removing CO2 from the air, and aiding adaptation to climate change.
Equity and Inclusion for a net zero world
Pathways to achieving global net zero emissions must be framed by questions of equity and justice. A just transition to a net zero future needs to be inclusive not just of a range of actors, and their priorities, but also of a range of views, including in particular those relating to moral and ethical arguments on climate justice.
GREEN Recovery FROM COVID-19 for a net zero world
A green recovery from COVID-19 could accelerate GDP growth in the immediate future, establish new industries and jobs for the coming decade, and deliver a sustainable climate for the next century.
Upcoming Events
What does the IPCC say about carbon dioxide removal? (Online panel)
Event date: April 12, 2022
What does the IPCC say about carbon dioxide removal? Online, Tuesday 4 April 2022, 14.00-15.00. Sign up on Eventbrite. On 4 April the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its major new assessment of climate change mitigation ... Read more
Masterclass on Net Zero for Public Servants
Event date: March 9, 2022
In partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) and Apolitical. Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 16:00 PM – 17:00 PM (Online) Time is short, stakes are high, and resources are limited. This is the challenge faced by ... Read more
Latest news
5 Key Takeaways from Oxford Net Zero Policy Masterclass
On 9 March 2022, the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE) and Oxford Net Zero (ONZ) held a joint masterclass on policy interventions for accelerating the transition to net zero, hosted by Apolitical. This ... Read more
Net zero business or business for net zero? A report on corporate climate leadership practices on scope and offsetting
A new report (PDF) outlines how companies considered sustainability leaders, at the forefront of net zero ambition, are defining and managing their Scope 3 emissions, and using credits, sinks offsets, and insets to compensate emissions or ... Read more
The Oxford Net Zero Engagement Team is Hiring
The Oxford Net Zero engagement team is growing with two job posts open now: Read more
The Carbon Club revisited: Harnessing enterprise and trade to decarbonise the global economy
In this new paper (PDF) by Bethan Adams, Kaya Axelsson and Adam Parr, a Carbon Club is proposed, consisting of states that are considering a Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA). This would include the EU, the UK, Canada, Japan, and the US, which ... Read more
7 Attributes for a Successful Net Zero – read Oxford Net Zero’s new Nature Climate Change paper
The Oxford Net Zero team has authored a new paper, published in Nature Climate Change, on 'the meaning of net zero and how to get it right'. The readiness with which a growing number of countries, sub-national entities and individual ... Read more
Governing Net Zero: the Conveyor Belt
Download the policy memo (PDF). In this policy memo, Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Global Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and co-investigator at Oxford Net Zero, outlines what the next steps for an effective net zero ... Read more
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Greenhouse Gas Removal: Getting it right for people & the planet 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏽🌍
Join our public discussion event with @DrRobBellamy & @nemvaughan, hosted by Emily Swaddle of @RestoredCC
🗓️Thurs 12 May, 17.30-18.30, IET Savoy Place, London & online
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