2050
Oil industry flaring needs immediate action to keep net-zero hopes alive
Oil extraction is neither a clean nor simple process. Alongside the desired crude, vast quantities of water and natural gas…
Inside BASF’s push to net zero
As the world’s largest chemicals producer, BASF emitted almost 22 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2018, equivalent to those…
Litigation increasingly the ‘only option’ when big emitters fail to address climate change
In May 2021, a court in the Hague, the capital of the Netherlands, ordered oil major Royal Dutch Shell to…
Exclusive natural gas data reveals trillions of dollars of upcoming projects
Among the many policy recommendations in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) pathway to Net Zero 2050 was a line that…
How far along are the G7 nations in their journeys to net zero?
Climate change is a global problem. Every nation will have to transition its energy system away from fossil fuels to…
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The paper industry’s burning secret
The fundamentals of paper-making haven’t changed much in the past 2,000 years. Soak some fibre (it used to be rice,…
EU emissions reduction deal leaves many questions unanswered
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took to the virtual stage at this weekend’s UN Climate Ambition Summit…
Investment flows vindicate EU climate policy
The EU’s share of foreign direct investment (FDI) in renewables projects has risen from 15% of the global total in…
What would a raised EU 2030 climate target mean?
When Ursula von der Leyen gave her first state of the union speech to the EU Parliament on Wednesday, she…
Why Poland’s ‘win’ on the EU climate budget rings hollow
A five-day EU summit – one of the longest in history – ended in the early hours of 21 July…