Climate transition
- the science of climate change
- and the concept of net zero.
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Watch: The Pivotal Moment
In a video from the Science Based Targets Initiative, Dr Emily Shuckburgh explains the fatal difference just 0.5°C of warming will bring, and explores how businesses the world over can step up, and set targets that hold global temperatures to 1.5°C
Watch: The role of business in delivering the UK's net zero ambition - Chris Stark CCC
Listen to Emily Farnworth, Deputy Director of the Hughes Hall Centre for Climate Change Engagement, in conversation with Chris Stark, CEO of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), as they explore business' role in delivering the UK's Net Zero ambition and the 6th Carbon Budget.
Watch: How 16 tipping points could push our entire planet into crisis
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Johan Rockström, explains how tipping points in climate change could set off a planetary crisis.
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
This summary highlights the main points in the April 2022 IPCC Working Group III report, and what it means for non-executive directors.
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Business leaders sustainability survey findings
Read the key findings from an Eden McCallum survey of 250 business leaders, mostly from the UK and Netherlands, who shared their views about their approach to environmental sustainability.
Corporate minds on climate action
Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition ran a survey with 502 executives engaging on sustainability in global organisations. This is a detailed analysis of the results, designed to provide insight into the strategies undertaken by business leaders.
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Read: Financing the UK energy transition
Read Deloitte's Financing the UK energy transition blog from March 2025, which uses an investor survey to decipher what is required for companies to hit their decarbonisation targets and reach the next step in their energy transition journey.
Net Zero from a 2024 Perspective
This article summarises Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission's, annual net-zero progress assessment talk in a Q&A style.
Reports
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Videos
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Listen: The UK's £200 billion plan for carbon-free power by 2030
Published 6 February 2025, Bloomberg's Zero: The Climate Race podcast tackles the UK government pledge to achieve 95% clean power by 2030.
Net Zero: 2023 perspective
Watch this Eden McCallum webinar on net zero: a 2023 perspective with Lord Adair Turner covering technologies, economics and the global political climate.
Watch: How 16 tipping points could push our entire planet into crisis
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Johan Rockström, explains how tipping points in climate change could set off a planetary crisis.
Events
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AI & Sustainability in Action - Leveraging technology for growth and a sustainable future
Join Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy for this in-person event, where we will uncover the business case for embedding AI to drive operational efficiency and create new sustainable products and services, discuss how to mitigate risks related to climate commitments and regulatory compliance, and explore the complex relationship between AI and the environment.
How to move transition planning forward from the boardroom
Join us for an essential webinar hosted by Chapter Zero, Chronos Sustainability, and the London Stock Exchange Group, designed to empower non-executive directors on navigating the transition to net zero.
The UK Energy Transition - Where are we, where do we need to be, how do we get there?
In this webinar in collaboration with Deloitte, we will discuss where is the UK in the energy transition journey and what needs to happen to meet the UK’s 2050 net zero target. We will consider how the energy sources, and the energy system that supports our electricity, heat and transport networks, need to evolve. We will also explore what is required by the energy industry, consumers, investors and government to make this happen.
