by Helen Bunting | Feb 12, 2026
The global transition away from fossil fuels has stalled. While international announcements like the COP28 Global Stocktake signal political intent, actual geopolitical developments reveal a persistent interest in fossil fuels. Current fossil fuel production and...
by Helen Bunting | Nov 4, 2025
In 2024, the authors of the 2009 “net zero papers” published an article in Nature entitled “Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks”. The authors argued that halting global warming must include geological net zero,...
by Helen Bunting | Oct 15, 2025
Net-zero targets are widely adopted by companies and countries worldwide. To achieve these goals, more companies are investing in diverse carbon removal portfolios. This study develops a new risk management framework that combines forestry, biochar, and geological...
by Helen Bunting | Sep 1, 2025
Geological storage is essential for net zero, alongside rapid and drastic emission reductions, and nature recovery. However, right now, geological storage is stuck in the “valley of death”: the gap between proven technology and large-scale commercial deployment....
by Helen Bunting | Feb 6, 2025
Achieving net zero global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), with declining emissions of other greenhouse gases, is widely expected to halt global warming. Warming will continue, however, until all residual CO2 emissions are balanced by active anthropogenic CO2...
