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Climate change: Carbon offsetting isn't working – here's how to fix it

Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.
Opinion: Copenhagen's failure casts doubt on other major climate plans

Opinion: Copenhagen's failure casts doubt on other major climate plans

The Danish capital reneged on its net zero target after an incinerator failed to secure state aid.
Doreen Stabinsky, Kate Dooley: Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans

Doreen Stabinsky, Kate Dooley: Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans

Yes, trees and soils can absorb and store carbon, but the carbon doesn’t stay stored forever. That’s one of the problems with how net-zero plans for the climate are being designed.
There is not currently enough public pressure to force the economy to

There is not currently enough public pressure to force the economy to

“The main frontier for deep decarbonization right now is social and political—it is a question of power,” says the author of a new study that finds there isn’t enough public momentum to force companies and governments to transition fast enough.
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