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Avoiding the net-zero crunch: Six strategic steps towards net-zero and beyond
…most net-zero strategies are going to fail, by a long way. The fundamental problem concerns the outdated assumptions, underpinning virtually all net-zero strategies; that we can deliver net-zero through incremental…

‘A major pro-business opportunity’: UK’s green economy reacts to the Skidmore Net-Zero Review
…national – are key to unlocking net zero and its wider benefits for growth, skills and resilience. “The Skidmore Review helps to cut through net-zero complexity, recognising that success will…

Prioritising net-zero or ignoring non-energy emissions? UK’s green economy reacts to Sunak’s department shake-up
…is essential to getting to net-zero emissions, reaching net-zero is an economy-wide transition. It is important that the creation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not…

The good, the bad and the unlawful: Where did it all go wrong for the UK’s approach to net-zero?
…the UK reach net-zero. The Net-Zero Strategy “contains warm words but little progress” on efforts to reach net-zero, with the CCC noting that the Treasury is yet to explore the…

Intent instead of action: Why businesses need to watch out for the net-zero trap
…Net-Zero’ certification from the Net-Zero Accountancy Initiative, based on targets submitted to the SBTi. The Net-Zero Accountancy Initiative has been developed in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in…

Green Chancellors and nature spending tests: What would net-zero and climate policy look like under Labour?
…wrong way round. A plan for net-zero needs growth. A plan for growth needs net-zero.” Net-zero manifesto So, just what would a net-zero strategy under Labour look like? While the…

‘Delay is a significant risk’: UK’s Net-Zero Review calls for accelerated climate action from Government
…covered by a net-zero target, UK plc stated that net-zero strategies can help them grow competitively and deliver new economic opportunities. What is the Net-Zero Review? July 2022 saw the…

CCC progress report: What sectors (if any) are on course to reach net-zero emissions?
…their approach to net-zero. The Net-Zero Strategy Before delving into specific sectors, the CCC also covers the efforts of the UK as a whole to decarbonise in alignment with net-zero….

Five scientific principles for operationalising net-zero pledges
…means your net-zero target is for all gases and not just CO2, then it should involve CO2 specifically going to at least net-zero. Keep it real Third, net-zero means that…

Net-Zero Awards: Shortlist of finalists revealed
…Towards Net Zero Formula E’s Net Zero Strategy HEINEKEN Mitie Plan Zero – Decarbonisation, Delivered™ Schneider Electric – A Net Zero Future Virgin Media O2 – Road to Net Zero…

The cost of net-zero: The latest disinformation problem facing the climate crisis
…lot from the net-zero trajectory if they and the sectors they prop up fail to act. It is here where climate’s latest disinformation dissemination has emerged. Net-Zero Scrutiny As 2022…

An £8bn problem: How should businesses respond to Sunak’s net-zero knock back?
…Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s swifty prepared public statement last night on plans to deliver net-zero by… pushing back on the key components to deliver net-zero. However, it appears that by…

Net-Zero November: edie’s bumper month of climate action content is underway
…practicalities of reducing emissions; exploring the burgeoning trend of Net-Zero Transition Plans; and looking at best practice case studies of corporates who are forging ahead with their net-zero plans. Net-Zero…

Net-Zero November: edie kicks off bumper month of content and events
…businesses share best practice on the road to net-zero and achieving the aims of the Paris Agreement. Net-Zero November: Content & events Net-Zero Barometer edie’s Net-Zero Business Barometer report will…

‘A wake-up call for Ministers’: UK’s green economy reacts to new CCC net-zero progress report
…surprising that the latest CCC report says there is an overall lack of urgency from the UK Government to deliver the net-zero transition. “The Government seems to view net-zero decisions…

Corporate net-zero targets continue to boom, but more integrity ‘urgently’ needed
…improve”. The Net Zero Tracker’s project lead John Lang said: “A clear line in the sand on net zero has surfaced. Countless net zero targets are credibility light, but now…

Avoiding the net-zero crunch: Our planet and way of life is on life support, what can we do?
…incremental change, supported with continuous improvement techniques. This approach provides the illusion of progress towards net-zero, especially during the early stages, until we hit the inevitable net-zero crunch point, with…

Pragmatic net-zero plans and fake meat for astronauts: Who said what at the Conservative Party Conference?
…approach in the course I charted on net-zero. As you could tell by the reaction to my decision to chart a new course to net-zero, it was not the easiest…

Now available on-demand: edie’s Net-Zero online action sessions
…to net-zero 3) 45-minute masterclass: How to set a net-zero transition plan (15:15 – 16:00) Our third Net-Zero Action Session will help organisations explore the range of strategies and solutions…

UN unveils scrutiny group for net-zero targets
…Last year, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) unveiled the world’s first standard for corporate net-zero emissions aligned to climate science. The SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard is the world’s first science-based…