What makes a good net zero carbon emissions pledge?
3 years, 1 month ago

What makes a good net zero carbon emissions pledge?

BBC  

What makes a good net zero carbon emissions pledge? "CO2 definitely needs to be tackled with a net zero target because those emissions need to go to zero, to avoid global warming continuously increasing," says Rogelj. "We really need to be paying attention to all of our emissions and doing everything that we can," says Kate Cullen, an associate at the University of Oxford's Net Zero initiative. Including scope 3 emissions in a company's net zero target "is almost the only approach that makes sense", says Rogelj. It's vital that any offsets used towards a net zero target actually remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere One country with a robust and transparent target is Costa Rica, which is rated "acceptable" by Climate Action Tracker.

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Watch: What is Net Zero? A key to tackling climate change
3 months, 1 week ago

Watch: What is Net Zero? A key to tackling climate change

The Hindu  

India has committed to reach the net zero emission targets by 2070. Because there’s too much carbon dioxide and methane and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we have global warming and climate change. A particular system — like the atmosphere, but also like a factory or a business or an entire industry or even a whole country — can …

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost
1 year ago

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Why promise net zero emissions when you can go even lower, such as negative emissions? “It’s a huge challenge to become carbon neutral and then carbon negative and we are not yet there,” cautioned Kai Mykkänen, Finland’s environment minister, “but we are really targeting this.” For the rich Nordic country, the strategy is threefold. There …

The tough truth behind corporate net zero sustainability targets
1 year, 1 month ago

The tough truth behind corporate net zero sustainability targets

BBC  

The tough truth behind corporate net zero sustainability targets Alamy The number of companies releasing net zero pledges is growing, but how they'll get there while maintaining business operations isn't so straightforward Businesses are increasingly committing to ambitious sustainability pledges. Net Zero Tracker, an independent group that follows corporate pledges, found that half the world’s largest 2,000 publicly listed companies …

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries
1 year, 3 months ago

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 70 countries including the UK, US, EU and China have targets to …

More companies setting 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says
1 year, 6 months ago

More companies setting 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says

The Hindu  

A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero" as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published Monday. While 149 countries have such targets, up from 124 in late 2020, the number of publicly listed corporations aiming …

Venture capital firms form pact to zero out greenhouse emissions
1 year, 8 months ago

Venture capital firms form pact to zero out greenhouse emissions

LA Times  

The 23 members of the Venture Capital Alliance have pledged to cut or net-zero out their own greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 or earlier, and to push their portfolio companies to do the same. When consumer goods companies, financial institutions, cities and more rolled out bold promises to curtail carbon emissions a few years ago, one sector was conspicuously silent: …

If you think net zero is expensive, wait until you see the cost of the climate crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

If you think net zero is expensive, wait until you see the cost of the climate crisis

The Independent  

Going green will “destroy our economy” – at least, according to some commentary in recent days. However, Britain’s largest asset manager – which is well-informed on the economic impacts of rising sea levels, droughts, bad harvests, floods and other extreme weather events – makes clear in a report that cost will be reduced if we act to address the cause …

U.N. chief slams companies engaging in ‘toxic cover-up’
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. chief slams companies engaging in ‘toxic cover-up’

The Hindu  

The U.N.'s chief called on Tuesday for an end to a "toxic cover-up" by companies as a sweeping report said they cannot claim to be net zero if they invest in new fossil fuels, cause deforestation or offset emissions instead of reducing them. Antonio Guterres said businesses as well as cities and regions should update their voluntary net zero pledges …

UK well off track to meet 2030s carbon-cutting goals, official figures project
2 years, 1 month ago

UK well off track to meet 2030s carbon-cutting goals, official figures project

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the light of the new data, senior climate lawyer for environmental law charity Sam Hunter Jones said: “These …

Why the government’s Jet Zero strategy for ‘guilt-free flights’ is an absolute farce
2 years, 5 months ago

Why the government’s Jet Zero strategy for ‘guilt-free flights’ is an absolute farce

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There’s an exquisite kind of irony in the government releasing its “Jet Zero” strategy, outlining how …

How Indian Businesses Can Capitalise on Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
3 years, 1 month ago

How Indian Businesses Can Capitalise on Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target

News 18  

India’s announcement of a net-zero target is a signal of climate action—a much-awaited move by many developed nations to justify their own commitments with a perceived level playing field. Apart from these, 64 Indian companies have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Science-Based Target Initiative—a global alliance that enables businesses to establish their own climate pledges. Net …

The long road to net zero
3 years, 1 month ago

The long road to net zero

The Hindu  

The story so far: With the announcement of a net zero emissions target for 2070 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, India has joined a high-profile group of countries. The Gist Net zero can be achieved only through a structured programme that relies …

It’s Time to Delete Carbon From the Atmosphere. But How?
3 years, 1 month ago

It’s Time to Delete Carbon From the Atmosphere. But How?

Wired  

This week and next, government representatives are gathering in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, the latest of an increasingly frantic string of meetings as humanity runs out of time to drastically reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. But nations don’t agree on how we’ll get there: Staving off the worst of climate change will require cutting …

Explained | How do India’s net zero goal stack up?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | How do India’s net zero goal stack up?

The Hindu  

How does India’s net zero goal compare to other countries? India was the only one among the major greenhouse gas emitters that hadn’t specified a so-called net zero year. However Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in setting an outer-limit of 2070 by which India’s emissions would be effectively be zero means that it is asking Western developed countries to do more, …

India pledges new climate crisis goal: Net zero by 2070
3 years, 1 month ago

India pledges new climate crisis goal: Net zero by 2070

Hindustan Times  

India will reach carbon neutrality by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030, making the boldest pledge on Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, where he also urged developed countries to deliver on their promise of climate financing. “It is India’s expectation that the …

Net zero: Just patching over emissions or path to save planet?
3 years, 1 month ago

Net zero: Just patching over emissions or path to save planet?

Al Jazeera  

Over 190 nations committed to limiting global warming in an effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change. Scientists say bringing global carbon dioxide emissions to “net zero” by 2050 is the way to meet the central goal of the Paris Agreement, although it was left to individual states to work out how to achieve what they signed …

Net zero, carbon emissions, adaptability: Terms you should know as India gears up for extreme air pollution in Diwali season
3 years, 1 month ago

Net zero, carbon emissions, adaptability: Terms you should know as India gears up for extreme air pollution in Diwali season

Firstpost  

Climate change has affected the air pollution levels in the country and it’s about to become even worse with Diwali just around the corner Tomorrow is Diwali, the festival of lights. The main goal of the Paris agreement is to limit global heating to “well below” two degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while “pursuing efforts” to stay within the lower, …

India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important
3 years, 1 month ago

India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important

The Hindu  

India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said that it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures. India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, is under pressure to announce plans …

Net zero goals aren't the solution to climate change, says India ahead of COP-26
3 years, 1 month ago

Net zero goals aren't the solution to climate change, says India ahead of COP-26

India Today  

The solution to climate change is not setting net zero carbon emissions targets as dozens of nations have done, India’s environment minister said. Instead, rich countries need to acknowledge their “historic responsibility” for emissions and protect the interests of developing nations and those vulnerable to climate change, said the minister, Bhupender Yadav. India — the third largest emitter of greenhouse …

Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero
3 years, 1 month ago

Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero

The Hindu  

Despite the net zero campaign by a number of countries and non-state actors, the timing of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions reaching net zero is not the critical parameter for the safety of humanity. As the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made it clear, limiting the increase in the world’s average temperature from pre-industrial levels to …

Government promises to cut emissions to reach net zero by 2050 under new climate change plan
3 years, 1 month ago

Government promises to cut emissions to reach net zero by 2050 under new climate change plan

ABC  

Australia has its hopes pinned on technologies that don't yet exist to achieve the federal government's pledge to join the bulk of the developed word in pursuing net zero emissions by 2050. Key points: The plan relies on investment in a range of "low emissions" technologies and "ultra-low-cost" solar Australia is on track to cut emissions by 30 to 35 …

Australian people and businesses have led the way on emissions reduction, but getting to net zero will take an even bigger effort
3 years, 1 month ago

Australian people and businesses have led the way on emissions reduction, but getting to net zero will take an even bigger effort

ABC  

Something to be proud of, huh? Now that we are hurtling towards a net zero emissions target by 2050, it's good to know we are easily on track to beat our 2030 Paris targets. Photo shows Wind turbines are set to dot the landscape in Victoria's west The government has committed to reaching net zero by 2050, and says it …

The Climate Change Dictionary: What Is Carbon Net-Zero?
3 years, 2 months ago

The Climate Change Dictionary: What Is Carbon Net-Zero?

The Quint  

Developed Vs Developing Countries When the United States and the United Kingdom and a whole bevvy of first world countries were polluting, they did it with zero checks and balances and handed over an already severely polluted up environment to younger Nations like India. These countries are now peddling a narrative that seems to put the entire onus of meeting …

Debate over net zero in Australia is heating up as calls for more climate change action grow. Here's the background
3 years, 2 months ago

Debate over net zero in Australia is heating up as calls for more climate change action grow. Here's the background

ABC  

An internal debate in the federal Coalition over climate change is heating up, and the Prime Minister is facing calls to attend the COP26 global climate conference next month. At the heart of the matter is the increasing pressure on the federal government to introduce a target of net zero emissions by 2050, following countries like the UK, Canada, US …

Why the developed world must be net-negative by 2050
3 years, 2 months ago

Why the developed world must be net-negative by 2050

Hindustan Times  

The 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties is now barely three weeks away, and the temperature for the negotiations is heating up. The developed world, led by the United States and the United Kingdom, is pushing to secure commitments of net-zero greenhouse gases emissions by 2050 from all nations, individually. If the developed world has bowled a googly …

Some Nationals still fear signing on to net zero by 2050, but the tide is turning within the party
3 years, 2 months ago

Some Nationals still fear signing on to net zero by 2050, but the tide is turning within the party

ABC  

What's in a word? When Scott Morrison addressed the Press Club in February 2020, he declared: "our goal is to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible, and preferably by 2050". Nationals frontbencher Bridget McKenzie wants a mechanism for Australia to be able to "pause" any net zero commitments if need be. Both the Minerals Council and the National …

Tesco and BT join asset managers calling for mandatory net zero reporting
3 years, 2 months ago

Tesco and BT join asset managers calling for mandatory net zero reporting

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To bring businesses in line with the UK’s ambitions, …

Watch | What is net zero and why is it difficult for India to achieve it?
3 years, 3 months ago

Watch | What is net zero and why is it difficult for India to achieve it?

The Hindu  

India is currently at the risk of becoming an outcast on matters related to climate action. The Paris Agreement underlines the need for net zero, requiring states to ‘achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century’. China is the world's largest carbon emitter and has announced …

India can achieve net zero in greenhouse gases emission by 2065-70, says Montek
3 years, 3 months ago

India can achieve net zero in greenhouse gases emission by 2065-70, says Montek

Hindustan Times  

India can achieve net zero for carbon emissions by 2065-2070 with country’s greenhouse gases peaking by 2035 and country capping coal usage in the next 10 years, said a new study co-authored by former planning commission vice-chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. “While public announcements of 2050 as a net zero target date helps to focus public attention on the need to …

Explained | Why is it difficult for India to get to net zero?
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Why is it difficult for India to get to net zero?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On his recent visit to India ahead of the U.N. Climate Change conference in Glasgow, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said he had not received any assurance that India was working to raise its ambition to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Mr. Kerry is trying to build momentum, under the Paris Agreement framework, for …

All you need to know about net zero emissions
3 years, 4 months ago

All you need to know about net zero emissions

Hindustan Times  

The idea of net zero emissions has got a lot of traction among global climate negotiators over the last year and some agreement on it is expected at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November. Here is all you need to know about the concept and what it means for India: The IPCC in its Physical Science Basis …

Majority of economists say benefits of reaching net zero by 2050 outweigh costs, survey finds
3 years, 8 months ago

Majority of economists say benefits of reaching net zero by 2050 outweigh costs, survey finds

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The majority of economists say that the benefits of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 would …

Should India declare a net zero emission target?
3 years, 8 months ago

Should India declare a net zero emission target?

Hindustan Times  

Net zero emission by 2050 is emerging as the latest war cry on the climate front. John Kerry, the United States special presidential envoy for climate, while addressing the World Sustainable Development Summit in Delhi in February, made it clear that “net zero” and “shut down of coal plants globally” will be his two important priorities in Glasgow. A net …

India debates the net zero emission target— what is at stake
3 years, 8 months ago

India debates the net zero emission target— what is at stake

Hindustan Times  

India’s climate policy establishment is engaged in an intense debate on a key policy question which will determine the future development and environmental trajectory of the nation — will, and should, India join the elite club of nations that have announced a net zero emission target by the mid-century in the run up to the United Nations climate change conference …

India debates the net zero emission target— what is at stake
3 years, 8 months ago

India debates the net zero emission target— what is at stake

Hindustan Times  

India’s climate policy establishment is engaged in an intense debate on a key policy question which will determine the future development and environmental trajectory of the nation — will, and should, India join the elite club of nations that have announced a net zero emission target by the mid-century in the run up to the United Nations climate change conference …

Climate Change Tracker: Do net-zero emissions pledges actually work?
3 years, 9 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: Do net-zero emissions pledges actually work?

Live Mint  

If you follow the current state of global climate change decision-making, on phrase that you would have come across a lot is “net-zero”. From the UN Secretary General António Guterres to various governments, the narrative of net-zero emissions, a target set by individual countries to be achieved sometime around 2050, is clearly the dominant narrative in climate change mitigation discusses. …

EXPLAINER: The real math behind “net zero” carbon emissions
4 years ago

EXPLAINER: The real math behind “net zero” carbon emissions

Associated Press  

More than 100 countries — responsible for about two-thirds of the world’s heat-trapping gases — have announced plans to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” in coming decades to help curb man-made climate change. “To have a good net zero you should not rely too much on forests,” said German climate scientist Niklas Hohne of New Climate Institute. …

Countries pledge 'net-zero' emissions by a certain year, what's the big fuss about it?
4 years ago

Countries pledge 'net-zero' emissions by a certain year, what's the big fuss about it?

Firstpost  

Experts say net zero plans should clearly separate targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions from future carbon removal schemes. “I firmly believe that 2021 can be a new kind of leap year — the year of a quantum leap towards carbon neutrality,” UN chief Antonio Guterres said last week in New York. “You cannot get to net zero without some …

Companies Are Making Major Climate Pledges. Here’s What They Really Mean.
4 years, 2 months ago

Companies Are Making Major Climate Pledges. Here’s What They Really Mean.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It seems like every company is now pledging to tackle the climate crisis and do its bit to save the world ― while still selling you stuff, of course. This is called going “zero carbon.” If a company is “truly saying zero carbon and they really mean that, that means they’re not relying on offsets,” said Weihl. …

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