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First reality check launched for corporate climate claims: Details here

Large companies must convince the SBTi that they have a credible plan to halve their emissions before 2030 and eliminate 90-95 per cent of emissions before 2050 compared with a base year after 2015

UN warns world set for 2.7C rise on today's emissions pledges

COP26 climate talks could be the last chance to curb warming

Climate ambition

Many of the net zero commitments are disappointing

No heroes at COP

If COP26 fails, it will be because of misplaced targets from the West and China, and a lack of ambition and imagination from India

What is COP26 and why does it matter? A guide to Glasgow climate talks 2021

COP26's aim is to curb emissions, keep the goal of 1.5 degrees of global warming within reach, sort out rules for a carbon market and raise billions in climate finance. Here's your roadmap to COP26

Australian prime minister will take net zero target to COP26

Getting to the net zero commitment took political wrangling on the part of Morrison's ruling party, including winning the support of a rural-based junior coalition member the Nationals party with a nu

Developed countries fail to meet climate goals while India exceeds targets

The UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report released also on Tuesday confirmed India's achievement and suggested it should set higher targets.

Some airlines risk failure if they do not cut emissions faster

Several companies, such as HSBC Holdings plc, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, Bain & Company and S&P Global Inc, have already announced plans to quickly cut business travel emissions by as much as 70%.

Australia unveils 2050 net zero plan after tense talks: Report

Australia's PM finally agreed to a plan to zero out its carbon emissions by 2050

March towards net zero carbon could leave gas investments stranded: Study

This risk is seen because International Energy Agency had in June said that achieving net zero emissions globally would depend on halting all future fossil fuel development

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record, cuts fall short: UN

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic lockdowns

China targets more than 80% non-fossil energy use by 2060

The measures are part of China's larger plan for achieving peak carbon emissions and reaching net-zero by 2060

Major oil producer Saudi Arabia announces net-zero emissions by 2060

The announcement was made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in brief scripted remarks at the start of the kingdom's first-ever Saudi Green Initiative Forum

Green, sustainable: Google's new campus searches for carbon-free future

Google envisions its latest campus as the embodiment of a grander ambition to run its operations entirely free of carbon

Developed nations must enact laws for zero-emission goal by 2030: India

Developed countries must take measures and legislate for net-zero emissions by the current decade itself, India demanded on Friday.

Google will show cloud customers their carbon footprint: Report

Google will tell customers about the carbon footprint of idle or abandoned projects that continue to run on its servers

Energy crisis sets stage for record global carbon dioxide emissions

The trajectory poses a new threat to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5°Celsius

BS Views of the Week: Hypocrisy on Pandora papers and India's net-zero path

From the hypocrisy reflected in the global response to the Pandora papers to the strategies that India can adopt to achieve net-zero emissions, here's what Business Standard columnists and editorials had to say this week

Getting to grips with net-zero

India has unleashed a variety of policies and measures to reach the net-zero goal

ONGC, RIL among likely winners in Asian markets from China's energy crunch

More than half of China's mainland provinces are limiting electricity use, forcing factory shutdowns that are reverberating through global supply chains.