Global Plastics Treaty

Global Plastics Treaty talks to resume in 2025 after INC-5 ends in deadlock

"A Treaty that doesn’t protect us fully, that doesn’t cap plastic production, is not a Treaty worth having.”

Melodie Michel

02 December 2024

COP29

‘Fossil fuel business model’ remains pervasive: CCPI report

Too many governments continue to support fossil fuel developments.

Melodie Michel

20 November 2024

COP29

‘Make Big Oil pay’ campaign takes over COP29 website as report projects record fossil fuel emissions in 2024

Many oil and gas companies are backtracking on their climate commitments, investing in production expansion instead.

Melodie Michel

13 November 2024

COP29

Sustainability leaders head to COP29 with dampened enthusiasm

Many believe the two-week event starting on November 11 in Baku is unlikely to yield ambitious results.

Melodie Michel

08 November 2024

Policy & Standards

Canada introduces regulation to cap oil and gas emissions

Though presented as a “cap on pollution, not production”, the regulation seeks to redirect the sector’s record profits towards decarbonisation.

Melodie Michel

05 November 2024

Climate Targets

Most high emitters still fail to set credible short-term climate targets

Companies are letting their short-term targets expire or scrapping them completely.

Melodie Michel

22 October 2024

Energy Transition

FIs strengthen climate policies for oil and gas

ING stops funding new oil fields and Zurich expects credible climate transition plans.

Melodie Michel

20 September 2024

Data and Technology

What CSOs need to know about CCUS – carbon capture and storage

CCUS is getting a lot of interest as a decarbonisation technology – but it is far from a miracle solution.

Melodie Michel

04 September 2024

Plastic Pollution

Investors urge plastic producers to act amid recycling setbacks

"There is a pressing need to focus on the entire plastics value chain, which includes these polymer producers."

Melodie Michel

15 July 2024

People & Culture

Incoming Mexican president taps renewables expert as secretary of energy

Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has appointed Luz Elena González, an expert in sustainable development, as the next secretary of energy.

Olivia Peluso

28 June 2024