https://climate-laws.org/legislation_and_policies Legislation outlines the overall goals regarding how governments intend to change behaviour and can be used to embed net zero targets and strategies in law, thus making compliance mandatory. Several countries have already enacted legislation that enshrines their stated net zero targets in law, and many others have begun preparations to do the same […]

Resource 1: Business collaboration in a closed-loop value chain In 2008, Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, Novelis, the world’s largest recycler of aluminium, Innovate UK, and other partners initiated REcycled ALuminium CAR (REALCAR), an ambitious circular economy project. Read Pages 1–5 to get an overview of what the project involved, and Page 9 to explore the […]

To overcome business inertia, shape expectations about the future and create a commercially viable environment for transitioning towards net zero, a new level of collaboration between countries, business sectors and institutions is urgently needed. While collaboration efforts have increased in recent years, they have not yet been ambitious enough to enable the global community to […]

The following organisational barriers are often encountered: Knowledge gaps: Businesses just beginning their net zero transition can experience initial challenges if they do not understand potential decarbonisation pathways or are uncertain about the impact of action versus inaction. In many cases, the benefits of a transition are not widely acknowledged and committing to transition is not […]

I certainly remember when CFCs were the source of my childhood guilt and fears. Turns out we did pretty good eliminating these products from our inventory. This video gives us impetus to do better with current problems, social competition is the key.