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    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Special ReportInnovation in Energy
      UK consumers hesitate to install heat pumps

      Costs are falling but uptake will have to accelerate if the country is to hit net zero

    • Monday, 26 December, 2022
      News in-depth
      Carbon credit groups seek to expand investor appeal

      Some project developers are turning to capital markets to help finance new offsetting schemes

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      Climate change
      EU’s proposed carbon removal rules open to greenwashing, say experts

      Draft plan accused of lacking detail on critical issue of verified, permanent solutions to limit emissions

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      Special Report
      Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders

      Which Asia-Pacific businesses are setting the pace in the fight against climate change? This FT-Nikkei-Statista survey showcases the companies that have cut their carbon emissions intensity the most, and looks at the region’s climate challenges

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      John Browne
      When it comes to climate, we need to start thinking about Plan C

      Geoengineering is risky and undesirable but thinking of pragmatic insurance policies is important

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Moral Money
      The World Bank’s new green gamble Premium content

      Plus, Qatar’s World Cup carbon claims draw scrutiny

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Climate change
      US senators push for regulator crackdown on carbon offsets market

      Letter warns that rather than delivering environmental benefits, the promised emissions claims may be ‘fraudulent’

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      easyJet PLC
      EasyJet to ditch landmark carbon offsetting scheme

      Airline becomes one of first companies to drop practice as it looks to invest in new emissions-cutting technologies instead

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      Special ReportFTfm: Responsible Investing
      Carbon credits face scrutiny as a corporate path to ‘net zero’

      Product should only be used when other options exhausted, say proponents

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      Moral Money
      Net zero targets: Ask what you can do for your country . . .  Premium content

      Plus, the climate implications of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      Moral Money
      Net zero group cites antitrust threat — legal experts don’t buy it Premium content

      Plus, US executives weigh in on the January 6 hearings

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Moral Money
      Why Ukraine is condemning global banks over ‘war crimes’ Premium content

      Plus, carbon offsets and lobbying pose greenwashing risks

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Carbon trading
      Australia emissions trading scheme ends ‘10 years of policy dysfunction’

      New Labor government’s plan will apply only to industrial emitters such as smelters and miners

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      News in-depthGreenwashing3 min
      Scrutiny of the carbon offset market is growing | FT Moral Money

      Critics say some offset projects have far less impact than they claim, and allegations of greenwashing are growing

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Special ReportEurope’s Leading Patent Law Firms
      Green patents slow as net zero deadlines edge closer

      Intellectual property offices globally are exploring how they can help the development of low-carbon technologies

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Moral Money
      Fossil fuels: does divestment work? Premium content

      Plus, a vision of a better carbon offset market, and China’s new ESG disclosure rules

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Special ReportExchanges, Trading and Clearing
      Critics take aim at ‘wild west’ carbon offset market

      Booming sector can be a cheap but opaque way for polluters to claim emission reductions

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Carbon trading
      Carbon pricing reaps $84bn but falls ‘well below’ climate goals

      World Bank says only 4% of greenhouse gas emissions covered by a fee high enough to meet global warming targets

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      Moral Money
      Bill Winters: Governments have failed on carbon markets Premium content

      Plus, millions knock on famine’s door and US cracks down on greenwashing

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      Moral Money
      This is what the future of carbon offsets could look like Premium content

      Plus, Wendy’s faces a food fight over its welfare practices

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      FT Wealth
      Wealthy investors pile into the carbon market

      Amid the proliferation of net-zero commitments, money managers look to the rise of carbon-related assets

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      The carbon offset market is falling short. Here’s how to fix it

      Offsets are not necessarily a no-no — but companies must be transparent in how they use them

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      News in-depthClimate Capital
      Surge of investment into carbon credits creates boom time for brokers

      Resellers operating in opaque and unregulated market accused of cashing in at expense of environmental causes

    • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
      Energy sector
      Companies used carbon credits created in oil extraction projects

      Process to tap inaccessible deposits employs captured carbon and was therefore eligible to generate offsets

    • Friday, 15 April, 2022
      John Gapper
      Planting trees in Scotland will not fix climate change

      Companies and investors should create fewer northern plantations and restore more tropical forests

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