Extended producer responsibility for fossil fuels

Energy policy faces a triple challenge: increasing resilience and guaranteeing the security of supply of both fossil and non-fossil energy, minimising the impact on consumer energy prices, and retaining consistency with Paris Agreement climate goals. High prices and...

The meaning of net zero and how to get it right

The concept of net-zero carbon emissions has emerged from physical climate science. However, it is operationalized through social, political and economic systems. We identify seven attributes of net zero, which are important to make it a successful framework for...

What next on net zero?

Commitments to net zero carbon emissions are growing. More will be needed, but the immediate challenge now is to start implementing what has been pledged. This commentary highlights five strategic interventions that can help to unlock the systemic changes that net...