Comment Archives - Net Zero Climate

Governments must reconcile dissonant climate assessment approaches

by Helen Bunting | Sep 29, 2026

Governments increasingly assess climate and nature risk through two approaches that often reach different conclusions. The first is security assessment, applying the same worst-case methods used for other national threats. From this perspective, climate and ecological...

Balancing simplicity and complexity through corporate emissions benchmarking

by Helen Bunting | Oct 23, 2025

Standardized quantitative emissions benchmarking is essential for corporate climate accountability, yet recent literature has critiqued this approach. We argue for structured pluralism with budget compliance — balancing methodological flexibility while preserving the...

Opportunities for the global climate development agenda with Net Zero in the horizon: A perspective from Central America

by Helen Bunting | Sep 20, 2024

Net Zero pledges have become the most prominent expression of political and business commitment to climate action in the 2020s. The article examines the relevance of this policy framework within the diverse context of Central American countries, which exemplify the...

Turning a groundswell of climate action into ground rules for net zero

by Admin | Apr 8, 2024

Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the...

Development transitions for fossil fuel-producing low and lower–middle income countries in a carbon-constrained world

by Helen Bunting | Feb 8, 2024

The production and use of fossil fuels need to decline rapidly to limit global warming. Although global net-zero scenarios abound, the associated development ramifications for fossil fuel-producing low and lower–middle income countries (LLMICs), as well as adequate...