- 'Staggering failure to act': UK Government attacked for allocating just £30m to zero-carbon goal - Money promised by the government to help the country meet its 2050 net-zero target is just 0.1 per cent of what is required, environmental experts have warned. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-zero-carbon-uk-net-target-environment-sajid-javid-spending-a9092986.html 25 comments worldnews
- 'Greener’ COVID-19 recovery plans are needed to reach the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals. Even if the growing list of countries committing to 2050 net-zero emissions targets reached their goals, we would still deplete the 1.5C remaining carbon budget more than a decade too soon. https://theconversation.com/new-research-suggests-1-5c-climate-target-will-be-out-of-reach-without-greener-covid-19-recovery-plans-151527 3 comments science
- Countries could use nature to ‘cheat’ on net zero targets, scientists warn | By relying on natural carbon sinks such as forests and peatlands to offset emissions, governments can appear closer to goals than they actually are https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/countries-nature-cheat-net-zero-targets-paris-agreement-cop29 2 comments environment
- Countries could use nature to ‘cheat’ on net zero targets, scientists warn | By relying on natural carbon sinks such as forests and peatlands to offset emissions, governments can appear closer to goals than they actually are https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/countries-nature-cheat-net-zero-targets-paris-agreement-cop29 2 comments climate