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Are companies tricking us with their net-zero claims?
Businesses are good at claiming climate action but greenwashing shouldn't be part of their playbook.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
The vast majority of scientists agree that human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases, are now the main driving force behind climate change, which is raising global temperatures and affecting weather patterns. Here you can find the New Statesman’s expert coverage on climate change as well as our analysis on activism, climate justice and the overall crisis.
Businesses are good at claiming climate action but greenwashing shouldn't be part of their playbook.
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ByIt is time to rethink the relationship between big sporting events and the environment.
ByEmmanuel Macron is struggling to reconcile climate action with a desire to support industry and secure France's energy supply.
ByRoger Cox explains why corporations need to take climate action or expect to face bankruptcy via the courts.
By“Partygate” is a convenient distraction from our pledges.
ByAs countries wean themselves off coal, the forests that are meeting surging demand for wood pellets are coming under strain.
ByThe move to cleaner, renewable fuels will, with the right policy support, be good for the climate and people’s pockets.
ByThe former UN climate chief and veteran negotiator explains why building trust is vital for timely climate action.
ByWas Cop26 a success, and is the 1.5°C limit above preindustrial temperatures still an achievable target?
The progress of the natural world often evades easy categorisation, but this year contained some notable moments.
ByAs Covid hogs attention, worrying news about melting glaciers is ignored, with potentially devastating consequences.
ByThe former business secretary promises the UK will continue to deliver a “full-fat” Cop presidency, while defending Boris Johnson’s climate…
ByThe media has recently adopted more urgent language to discuss climate change. Yet, stronger words have had little impact on…
ByReducing the environmental impact of meat is becoming big business. The CEO of Aleph Farms explains why he is betting…
ByPoorer nations that suffer the effects of extreme weather are looking to seek financial climate justice via the courts.
ByCop26 proved the concept of net zero is now mainstream. But firms are slow to decarbonise their pension schemes.
ByTo make sense of a destabilising planet we must look to the ideas of Antonio Gramsci.
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