Focus on Emissions
Corporate climate watchdog keeps lid on buying carbon offsets to meet climate targets
Science-Based Targets initiative report shows not enough scientific support for carbon offsets as an effective way to meet corporate climate targets.
Air New Zealand dumps 2030 carbon intensity targets in climate policy shift
Air New Zealand said it would drop its carbon intensity reduction target due to challenges faced in fleet renewal and fuel availability.
World’s forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds
In 2023, intense drought and record wildfires hindered forests' ability to absorb CO2, worsening global warming.
These 10 countries are phasing out coal the fastest
Phasing out coal power from 36% of global electricity in 2022 to 4% by 2030 and 0% by 2040 is crucial to limiting...
Sustainable development must work or world faces ‘massive tragedy’, expert says
The loss of forests in Gabon would put a huge amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and hit water supplies to neighbouring...
Flagship heat pump grant scheme ‘hardly helping’ energy shift: UK’s Lib Dems
The Scottish Liberal Democrats said the 2022 Home Energy Scotland scheme has only paid for 2,085 heat pumps in the last year.
West Yorkshire moor found to store more than a million tonnes of carbon
Marsden Moor, a popular spot for tourists and walkers between Manchester and Leeds, is known for its blanket peat bogs stretching across the...
Transforming America’s busiest ports: The shift to zero-emissions cargo handling
RMI: The shift to zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at ports is economically viable and technologically feasible, but more data is needed to guide...
Energy transition inevitable, but US counties reliant on fossil fuel may struggle to bridge revenue gap: study
The energy transition might be inevitable, but it also poses significant financial challenges for local governments, particularly those heavily reliant on fossil fuel...
China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy
China clearly wants to play more of a global leadership role in the energy transition, writes Xu Yi-chong, a professor of governance and...
