Locked away – geological carbon storage

To keep global warming temperatures below 1.5°C, many thousands of CO2 storage wells will be required by 2050 to lock away millions of tonnes of CO2 underground for thousands of years. This report outlines the latest evidence on the practicalities and challenges...

Governing Net Zero: The Conveyor Belt

“Net zero” has gone from a scientific concept, to a demand of fringe activists, to a mainstream organizing principle for mitigation in record time. After COP26, at least 90% of the global economy is covered by some kind of net zero pledge. But having reached the “end...

Guidelines for Successful, Sustainable Nature-Based Solutions

The idea that biodiversity conservation, CO2 mitigation, and climate change adaptation can be aligned is at the core of nature-based solutions. With COP26 approaching, this digest outlines four nature-based guidelines that policymakers should consider when addressing...

Towards Net Zero export credit: Current approaches and next steps

As the world economy rapidly decarbonizes to meet global climate goals, the export credit sector must keep pace. Countries representing over two-thirds of global GDP have now set net zero targets, as have hundreds of private financial institutions. Public and private...