Turning a groundswell of climate action into ground rules for net zero

Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a j...

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Published in:Nature climate change 2024-04, Vol.14 (4), p.306-308
Main Authors: Hale, Thomas, Wetzer, Thom, Abebe, Selam Kidane, Allen, Myles, Amel-Zadeh, Amir, Armour, John, Axelsson, Kaya, Caldecott, Ben, Dias, Lucilla, Fankhauser, Sam, Franta, Benjamin, Hepburn, Cameron, Mbeva, Kennedy, Rajamani, Lavanya, Smith, Steve, Stuart-Smith, Rupert
Format: Article
Language:English
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Climate
Climate action
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Comment
Competitive advantage
Earth and Environmental Science
Emission standards
Emissions
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Environmental policy
Environmentalism
Fossil fuels
Government purchasing
Infrastructure
Net zero
Paris Agreement
Political economy
Politics
Quality standards
Regulation of financial institutions
Sustainability
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Summary:Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-024-01967-7