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
OMS Panel Discussion: “Towards COP27: moving forwards after COP26”
Event date: January 27, 2022
At the end of 2021, the world looked with great expectation towards Glasgow for the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, COP26. Attended by Heads of States, academics, activists, policy makers and journalists, COP26 was the largest COP to date, ... Read more
Carbon Takeback: applying the principles of ‘producer responsibility’ to the fossil fuel industry
Event date: November 9, 2021
Learn about how a Carbon Takeback Obligation can end fossil fuel’s contribution to global warming at Oxford Net Zero’s panel discussion: Carbon Takeback: Applying the principles of ‘producer responsibility’ to the fossil fuel industry. Tuesday ... Read more
Latest news
New Net Zero Global Stocktake finds that major credibility gaps remain in net zero targets
Analysis that draws upon the Net Zero Tracker database of over 4,000 entities shows that major credibility gaps remain in global national, regional, city and corporate net zero targets, despite global consensus on net zero placing targets ... Read more
Prof Myles Allen appointed Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment at Gresham College
Professor Myles Allen, Director of Oxford Net Zero and professor of Geosystem Science at the University of Oxford, has been appointed Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment by Gresham College, London’s oldest Higher ... Read more
Oxford Net Zero Engagement Team is Hiring Research Assistants
Spring and Summer Research Assistant Opportunities with Oxford Net Zero The Oxford Net Zero Engagement Team, working out of the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment is seeking research assistants to support with the development of a ... Read more
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
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Nature-based Solutions in #NetZero: avoiding #greenwashing & supporting #sustainabledevelopment
5 July, 16:00-18:00, online tickets still available!
Panel featuring ONZ's
@KayaAxelsson, @alinesoterroni & @stv_smth at the @NatureBasedSols conference
https://netzeroclimate.org/events/nature-based-solutions-in-net-zero-avoiding-greenwashing-supporting-sustainable-development/
