1 Act Now·2 Build Political Will COP29: 480 CCS lobbyists attend, joining 1,773 from the fossil fuel industry "The number of CCS lobbyists at COP29 exceeds the core national delegations of countries such as the US and Canada." November 18, 2024
3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels UN head says fossil fuels are “cooking our planet” and need to go Exxon Mobil predicts crude demand will remain high until 2050, despite the introduction of electric vehicles. August 27, 2024
2 Build Political Will Which governments are backpedalling on climate commitments? New Zealand, Australia, the US and the UK are among countries that have revised, or may revise, climate commitments for fiscal ends. August 21, 2024
8 Sustainable Cities How a new capital hub is raising €650bn to decarbonise Europe’s cities Urban areas must be redesigned to reduce the impact of climate change, including installing renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency. July 12, 2024
4 Renewable Energy Now in power, we consider the reality of Labour’s oil and gas plans Labour's Green Prosperity Plan aims to create 650,000 jobs by 2030 and transition responsibly to clean energy in the UK's North Sea. July 5, 2024
4 Renewable Energy Top five countries with the highest energy transition scores Did you guess Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, and France? June 25, 2024
3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels Over 800 coal-fired power plants could be decommissioned in the developing world A new report says more than 800 coal plants could be replaced with solar power. June 18, 2024
4 Renewable Energy AI data centres will force Big Tech to renege on climate targets The AI era leveled up in 2022 with the release of ChatGPT. This past week, Microsoft announced Windows CoPilot machines, featuring AI deeply integrated. May 22, 2024
2 Build Political Will 38% of companies lack an ESG strategy – GlobalData survey Only 9% of respondents believe ESG will significantly impact their businesses in the next 12 months. May 10, 2024
3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels How realistic is a global fossil fuels tax to aid the green transition? Yeah, but: // innovative in principle due to being proposed “at the multinational level and levied on embedded CO2” // May 1, 2024
4 Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan November 25, 2024
5 Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again December 2, 2024