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 | Oct 29, 2025
Countries must sharply reduce emissions and scale up carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to meet the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement, but the role of CDR in current pledges remains limited and lacks credibility. Only three G20 members submitted a new Nationally...
by Helen Bunting | Sep 23, 2025
To have a realistic chance of limiting global average temperature increase to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot, the world must reach net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the early 2050s, alongside rapid, deep, and sustained reductions in other greenhouse gas...
by Helen Bunting | Jul 21, 2025
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) refers to activities that capture CO2 from the atmosphere and store it durably. There is a wide and growing range of CDR methods, including forestry, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, direct air carbon capture and storage,...
by Helen Bunting | Sep 23, 2024
The Net Zero Tracker’s 2024 assessment of the intent and integrity of global climate commitments shows only a modest increase in net zero targets set by subnational governments (states and regions, and cities) in the past year. Some of this year’s key findings...
