Net zero carbon emissions

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”

People look out from Greenwich Park, with Canary Wharf in the distance, in London, Britain June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
World+Biz

Banks vote to limit accounting of emissions in bond and stock sales

Photo: Kubota Corporation
World+Biz

Fossil fuel company net zero plans 'largely meaningless' - Report

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

EU agrees 'world's first' bond issuance rules to combat greenwashing

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

Crushed plastic bottles and containers bound in bales in Hong Kong, China. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg
Global Economy

Big green brands have dirty supplier secrets: CDP

Standard Chartered expands energy transition desk
Corporates

Standard Chartered expands energy transition desk

Australia commits to net zero by 2050 target, but won't legislate goal
Environment

Australia commits to net zero by 2050 target, but won't legislate goal

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

Representational image. Photo: REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Environment

Carbon emissions are more than countries are reporting