Comment Archives - Net Zero Climate

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

by George Hope | Apr 9, 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...

The end of the beginning of net zero

by George Hope | Aug 1, 2023

A case for transparent net-zero carbon targets

by George Hope | Aug 1, 2023

Perceived risks from carbon dioxide removal have led to calls for net zero targets to be split into separate goals for removals and emissions. A better approach is to accompany net targets with ambitious near-term action, disclose measures to achieve them and closely...

Who is buying greenhouse gas removal credits and does it matter?

by George Hope | Aug 1, 2023

How can we build momentum and scale in an industry that should be kept as small as possible? And what if demand for its product predominantly comes from sources that should not use it? These are just two of the conundrums faced by the greenhouse gas removal industry,...