SBTi: Yes, companies can use carbon offsets to abate certain Scope 3 emissions

Draft guidelines for the new policy, which will inform a revised Corporate Net Zero Standard, will be published in July. Read More

Introducing GreenBiz's 2024 Climate Policy Heroes

The inaugural list of changemakers making tangible impacts on climate policy. Read More

One way to get ‘transition finance’ flowing: Write a climate transition plan

Executives in high-emitting sectors cite a lack of reliable financing as the main obstacle to developing net-zero plans. Read More

SBTi urges automakers to stop making gas and diesel cars by 2035

It’s the first time the organization has addressed the biggest source of emissions associated with cars — the customers who drive them. Read More

Steeper corporate emissions cuts needed by 2030 to keep Paris Agreement alive, analysis finds

Standalone renewable energy certificates, carbon removals and bioenergy undercut corporate claims, researchers suggest. Read More

This week in climate policy: 4 developments to watch

The SEC pauses its corporate climate disclosure rule. Read More

How Google closes clean energy deals in as little as 2 months

With new standardized contracts, Google aims to scale the amount of ‘carbon-free’ energy supplying its data centers. Read More

Sustainably wrapped: Overcoming barriers to circular packaging

Sponsored: Companies must be equipped to prepare for the Global Plastics Treaty: better data, innovation and collaboration for system-level change. Read More

The week in climate policy: 4 updates you need to know

The EPA announces recipients for $20 billion from the ‘green bank’ fund; Virginia applies for millions of dollars in federal funds to support decarbonization. Read More

Fashion brands should treat water stress as a material risk to their finances, study says

Puma, H&M and others report their water impacts, but the industry has a long way to go, according to Planet Tracker. Read More