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  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Climate change
    Scientist alarmed by record carbon dioxide levels

    Primary driver of global warming is accelerating at ‘maximum speed’

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
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    Why I am a climate techno-optimist Premium content

    A net zero carbon world may be difficult to achieve but need not be painful to live in

  • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
    Martin Wolf
    Dancing on the edge of climate disaster

    Despite signs of hope, scepticism is fully justified when it comes to the COP26 announcements

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Julian Allwood
    Technology will not solve the problem of climate change

    Leaders at COP26 failed to see that real solutions require restraints on a range of activities in rich countries

  • Monday, 8 November, 2021
    FT AlphavilleCOP26
    COP26 should distance itself from carbon shock therapy

    Decarbonisation requires a return to strategic planning not market-led shock therapy, argue Daniela Gabor and Isabella Weber.

  • Monday, 8 November, 2021
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    Physical carbon credit ETF wins praise despite some misgivings

    Steeply rising energy prices could have a negative consequences or prompt price intervention, experts say

  • Saturday, 6 November, 2021
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    Carbon counter: palm harm serves up orang-utans on toast

    Palm oil contributes significantly to CO2 emissions and the dwindling population of the great apes

  • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
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    Banks’ green pledges under scrutiny

    Financial sector pressured to cut exposure to carbon-intensive industries

  • Saturday, 30 October, 2021
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    Carbon counter: too many COP26 tagalongs, too big a footprint

    It is hard to believe that the presence of everyone attending the Glasgow summit is essential

  • Friday, 29 October, 2021
    Undercover EconomistTim Harford
    The climate won’t wait. We need a carbon tax now

    The time for handwringing is definitively over, argues Tim Harford

  • Thursday, 28 October, 2021
    Shell plc
    Shell warns hedge funds risk derailing energy transition

    Oil group fights back after Daniel Loeb’s Third Point calls for its break-up

  • Thursday, 28 October, 2021
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    A four-day work week would help save the planet

    Why winning the fight against climate change will require working less

  • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
    Climate change
    How each country’s emissions and climate pledges compare

    A searchable dashboard of 193 countries’ historical emissions and future climate targets

  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
    Energy crisis
    Putin denies Russia is restricting gas supplies to Europe

    President says country will aim for carbon neutrality by 2060

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Zurich Insurance Group AG
    Zurich Insurance joins corporate squeeze on air travel to cut emissions

    Europe’s second-largest insurer to expand use of video calls introduced during the pandemic

  • Saturday, 28 August, 2021
    Management consulting
    BCG stops wining and dining flights for recruits to cut CO2 footprint

    US company will host trips for prospective hires in cities accessible by train, ending tours of Lisbon and Florence

  • Sunday, 15 August, 2021
    Energy sector
    US coal and oil demand on the rise again in blow to climate goals

    Petrol consumption reached a record in July while power plants shift away from natural gas

  • Friday, 13 August, 2021
    Climate change
    China puts growth ahead of climate with surge in coal-powered steel mills

    Study finds Beijing could struggle to honour pledge to reach peak CO2 emissions by 2030

  • Saturday, 7 August, 2021
    Can the UK make its heritage housing greener?

    Converting Britain’s stock of residential listed buildings to net zero carbon poses a particular challenge

  • Saturday, 24 July, 2021
    Lex
    Carbon counter: cremation versus burial

    Cremations have a larger carbon footprint than burials and have additional environmental costs

  • Saturday, 17 July, 2021
    Lex
    Carbon counter: environmental cost of cash pales against crypto

    How various payment options compare in terms of carbon footprint

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Special Report
    Decarbonising Power Grids

    Hydrogen backers confident of avoiding another false dawn; how the EV revolution is forcing grids to evolve; UK’s ageing reactors bring nuclear question to a head. Plus: Is energy on the cusp of a new era?

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
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    Energy is on the cusp of a new era

    The key elements of a climate revolution have been slotting into place behind the scenes

  • Saturday, 3 July, 2021
    Lex
    Carbon counter/nappies: it all comes out in the wash

    Reusables leave a chunky footprint but they are still better for the environment

  • Saturday, 12 June, 2021
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    Carbon counter: solar panels still shine in gloomy climates

    Significant cuts in CO2 emissions are possible even in countries such as the UK and Germany

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