Net Zero

Crushed plastic bottles and containers bound in bales in China. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Net zero is stalling out. What now?

Slow growth and rising costs have changed the political calculation. There’s no longer talk of the “green revolution”

The soaring prices of carbon may encourage the largest polluters in Europe to decarbonise. PHOTO: REUTERS
World+Biz

UN campaign toughens standards for company net-zero plans

Flood of net zero vows suffer 'credibility gap': report
World+Biz

Flood of net zero vows suffer 'credibility gap': report

Arijit Chakraborti.
Thoughts

Executive compensation should be linked to ESG

The logo of Alibaba Group is lit up at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China's Alibaba pledges carbon neutrality by 2030

PHOTO: PETMAL/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES via IMF Blog
Analysis

Soaring metal prices may delay energy transition

Tackling climate change - how will the world pay for it?
Global Economy

Tackling climate change - how will the world pay for it?

FILE PHOTO: Smoke is seen from a cooling tower of a China Energy ultra-low emission coal-fired power plant during a media tour, in Sanhe, Hebei province, China July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Shivani Singh
China

China says it must consider food and energy security when curbing emissions

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises above a factory at sunset in Rugby, Britain February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo
World+Biz

Net zero: Just patching over emissions or path for saving planet?

A sign for BlackRock Inc hangs above their building in New York US, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Global Economy

Emerging markets need $1 trln a year to get to net zero - BlackRock

Net zero is unattainable if there are exceptions. Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Net zero is a pipe dream without total inclusion