Explainers

The Business Case
Review Ambition
Drive Board Action
Implement the Transition
Ensure Accountability
Accelerate Business Transformation
Climate transition
The board role in climate action
Climate policy and regulation
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Explainer | 19 Dec 2024

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.

Collaboration with Deloitte Academy
Explainer | 18 Dec 2024

Read: Financing the transition and managing the risks to reach net zero

Read this summary from the latest Banking and Capital Markets update webinar, hosted by Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy, where we explored the latest developments in the landscape for transition plans and transition finance, how the banking sector is assessing the risks they are exposed to, and how they are leveraging their risk management processes to identify financing opportunities.

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Explainer | 2 Dec 2024

Carbon Brief article: how net-zero delivers value to the UK

This article from Carbon Brief, written 30 July 2024, covers new net zero transition research which calculates that meeting sectoral climate targets out to 2037 could result in at least £164bn worth of benefits in six UK urban centres, from Belfast to Manchester.

Collaboration with Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Explainer | 2 Dec 2024

GARP: Urban Resilience Podcast

This GARP podcast episode with Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the London Climate Resilience Review, tackles Urban Resilience and how our cities must adapt to climate change.

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Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 18 Nov 2024

UK Climate Policy Briefing: post-Budget Update (Nov 2024)

Our November climate policy briefing covers key climate-related announcements and policy signals throughout October and November 2024, including the International Investment Summit (hosted by the UK), the Autumn Budget, the Prime Minister’s speech at COP29 and the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech.

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Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 26 Sep 2024

UK Climate Policy Briefing - September 2024

Our UK policy briefing aims to highlight the latest developments in UK climate policy directly relevant to NEDs.

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Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 16 Jul 2024

UK General Election Briefing – July 2024

Following on from the UK General Election on 4 July 2024, this policy briefing unpacks the key climate-related policy elements of the new government's manifesto.

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Collaboration with Deloitte Academy
Explainer | 9 Jul 2024

Read: Accelerating the UK's Energy Transition

Read the summary from the Chapter Zero and Deloitte Academy webinar, which draws on insights from the Deloitte Academy's recent survey of UK energy and infrastructure companies. We delve into strategies to expedite the UK's energy transition and consider the key elements of this transformation, including the interplay between infrastructure companies, energy-intensive consumers, investors, policymakers, customers, and the supply chain.

Collaboration with Deloitte Academy
Explainer | 11 Jun 2024

Read: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

Read the summary from Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy's webinar exploring the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), an EU regulation that requires sustainability information to be reported alongside financial information and subject to assurance.

Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 22 May 2024

UK Climate Policy Briefing - May 2024

Our UK policy briefing aims to highlight the latest developments in UK climate policy directly relevant to NEDs.