Long-awaited guidance advises companies to rely primarily on cutting their own emissions, rather than buying offsets
Also in today’s newsletter, the green implications of the UK Budget
Ocean temperature research sparks debate about baseline measure for climate change
Researchers around the world think they can curb emissions without hitting milk and meat output
Environment ministers ditch commitment after objections from Poland, Hungary and Italy
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Findings come days after ministers scrapped plans to force private landlords to upgrade their properties by 2028
Many governments and business leaders have made commitments to reduce carbon emissions in response to the 2015 Paris Agreement. This series covers topics surrounding clean tech innovation, energy efficiency and internal carbon pricing
Measures to protect environment have led to stand-off between government and farmers in the Netherlands
Arbiter of net zero plans fails to check accuracy of data reported by companies, says group
Fund outlines ‘overwhelming’ case for lowering greenhouse gas emissions via taxes and investment incentives by 2030
Investors are pouring money into start-ups that want to build a greener economy
Biggest contributors to pollution, such as China, Russia and India, not part of agreement to cut emissions by 30% this decade
The FT-Statista listing highlights companies that are turning ambition into action
Calculating climate impact becomes tricky when supply chains and product use are factored in
Emissions of greenhouse gas return to pre-pandemic levels despite industry pledges
CEO Vicki Hollub says oil group pumps more CO2 into ground than carmaker prevents being emitted on roads
Facebook-owned messaging app says people have misinterpreted changes to its privacy policies
Greenhouse gas levels in 2020 were 10 per cent below previous year as economy was halted
‘As long as we bring Covid down with us’
