Economics and policy

Few corporations understand the real mechanics, and implications, of the UN backed SBTi’s framework.

Possible pitfalls of the EU carbon market for road transport and buildings and how to avoid them.

British Government urged to support circular economy as world hits Earth Overshoot Day.

Economists in the mainstream have not even begun to understand the implications of ecological systems collapse.

The first ever ‘summit of the future’ will be staged by the United Nations next year. It might be our last chance.

How is Kew Gardens planting trees in order to protect British species in a changing climate?

Scientists are calling for urgent global action to address the escalating issue of marine plastic pollution, as a recent study identified deadly ocean hotspots.

By seeking refuge in remote and awe-inspiring parts of the natural world, could we inadvertently be harming the very landscapes that we love?

The great acceleration - in GDP, population, cities, travel, deforestation, pollution - is on some metrics stuttering. What does this mean for a just transition?

Controls on adverts for oil companies, SUV makers and airlines are already starting to happen - but what else should we stop advertising to raise our survival chances?

Ukrainian cities aim at building back better - undertaking a total re-evaluation of all spatial elements and devising an environmentally sustainable reconstruction.

Breaking free from colonial approaches to ecology is the first step towards creating a regenerative economic system.

Keeping 1.5C alive ‘bottom of desired outcomes for global businesses at Cop28’.

Earth Overshoot Day takes place today. So we ask, is the finance sector bankrupting the planet?

Bristol’s Clean Air Zone is a positive step in tackling illegal levels of pollution - but campaigners want further action to enhance the quality of life in the city.