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A Distinctly Private Pursuit: Not going net zero

by Helen Bunting | Apr 22, 2024

Weighted by annual revenue, net zero targets now cover nearly 80% of the world’s largest 2,000 publicly listed companies, up from less than 20% in 2020. The integrity and clarity of these targets are weak, but voluntary target-setting at the publicly listed level...

Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting (revised 2024)

by Admin | Feb 27, 2024

Since the initial publication of the Principles in 2020, there has been growing interest in aligning organisational and offsetting strategies with net zero. Despite this, evidence continues to cast doubt on the integrity of many carbon credits used for offsetting, and...

Rolling out renewables in the Global South: A developer perspective

by Admin | Dec 4, 2023

This report is Part 1 of a three-year research project to consider clean energy investment in the Global South through a developer lens, complementing current thinking on both green finance and the just transition. The 2023 report establishes a baseline of the issues...

Climate solutions principles: defining and qualifying climate solutions and climate solutions companies

by Helen Bunting | Dec 2, 2023

Climate solutions that replace high-emission activities with low- or zero-emission alternatives are essential for decarbonising our economies quickly and at the scale required. Many of the climate solutions we need are proven and exist today, but have not yet been...

Net Zero Regulation Stocktake Report 2023

by Admin | Nov 27, 2023

Regulation around net zero can level the playing field, transform voluntary commitments into rules for the economy, and help close the emissions gap towards the Paris goals. In this context, understanding what has been done so far and taking action to accelerate the...