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How to make carbon markets work for Africa

At the recent Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, carbon markets were a hot topic among delegates. “The restoration and…

Bringing finance to bear on the just transition

Nick Robins, a veteran of the UK sustainable investment scene, was co-founder of Carbon Tracker, head of the Climate Change…

Why success at COP26 is vital for business

All eyes will turn to Glasgow, Scotland, at the start of November, when dignitaries including US President Joe Biden, Pope…

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…

US can rejoin climate leadership pack at Biden’s Earth Day summit 

Donald Trump was a wrecking ball who laid waste to the notion that the US is a responsible actor that…

EU’s new sustainable trade strategy is a flop

As public enthusiasm for free trade has waned in recent years, the European Commission has sought to restore confidence in…

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…

Biden win lifts shadow from Paris Agreement

In November 2017, shortly after Donald Trump announced he would take the US out of the Paris Agreement, the US…

Joe Biden’s won: Here’s his day one energy transition agenda

The interminable presidential campaign is over. Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president on 20 January…

Mark Campanale: How the carbon Cassandra converted the sceptics

BP will write down $17.5bn of its oil and gas assets in response to the accelerating shift away from fossil…