Analysis
Untangling our climate goals
What's the difference between carbon neutral and net zero?…
Climate Finance: A guide for the perplexed
COP26 is all about the $100bn, so we are too. Climate finance explained simply.…
Offsetting and Carbon Markets
Farming and food
G20 nations cause 76% of global greenhouse gas emissions; only half those emissions are covered by pledges to cut that a…
Why are forests important to climate change?
Forests play a critical role in regulating the global climate. They store vast amounts of carbon and also continue to ab…
Australia - high impact, low ambition
Australia is a wealthy, developed nation with one of the highest per-capita emissions in the world - and some of the wea…
Industry and emissions (globally and UK)
What progress has been made on reducing emissions from industry, and what options are available?…
Energy sources (globally and UK)
Where are we now with reducing emissions from our energy sources and what can be done post-COP26?…
Brazil - leader turned laggard on climate
A former leader on climate action, host of the 1992 Rio Summit, Brazil is one of the G20 nations with weak climate targe…
ECIU talks to... Andrea Leadsom MP
Andrea Leadsom MP on net zero ambitions, and what needs to happen post-Cop26 in our new interview series.…
Why emissions matter to China
Video from the briefing on China and emissions
Why emissions matter to China - and China's emissions matter to the world
China helped lead at COP21 to land the Paris Agreement. Although lower per-capita and historically, their annual emissio…
Stuck on the starting line: How the UK is falling behind Europe in the race to clean steel
The UK is falling behind other European countries in the race to decarbonise the steel industry, finds ECIU report.…
COP101: What is a COP?
Very simply: what is a COP, who attends and why is this one important?…
COP26: A visual guide
What COP26 is, who attends and why it matters — in infographic form.…
Taking stock: A global assessment of net zero targets
The first quantitative analysis of net zero commitments across countries, sub-national governments and major companies.…
Hydrogen for transport
How could hydrogen be used for net zero transport?
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS): what, why, how?
CCUS is tipped to be a major technology in 2050. What is it, why is it needed and how does it work?…
Carbon pricing and CBAMs; what, why, how?
The theory, history and options for carbon pricing.…