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Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

26 May 2023: UN advises against offsets for carbon removal technologies

25 May 2023: ‘Worthless’: Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly junk and some may harm, research says

16 May 2023: EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework: new rules to turn greenwashing into genuine removals

12 May 2023: After court blocks renewables push, US promotes carbon capture & hydrogen

11 May 2023: Is 2023 the year when carbon capture and storage finally takes off?

9 May 2023: Nations split over fossil fuels and carbon capture

28 Apr 2023: New Zealand too reliant on tree planting to meet net zero emissions targets, experts warn

28 Apr 2023: Mitsubishi bets on carbon removal while keeping coal plants

21 Apr 2023: US carbon capture incentives leave EU ‘lagging behind’, biofuel makers warn

20 Apr 2023: Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists

4 Apr 2023: The Guardian view on carbon offsetting: an overhaul is overdue

24 Mar 2023: EU says ‘not banning carbon offsets’ in greenwashing crackdown

20 Mar 2023: EU sets world’s first target for underground CO2 storage capacity

13 Mar 2023: Sunak to focus on carbon capture and mini-nuclear reactors in energy policy

7 Mar 2023: Countries are relying on forests and soil to absorb their remaining carbon – it’s a risky way to reach net zero

3 Mar 2023: Japan’s ‘green transformation’ would derail the energy transition in Asia

21 Feb 2023: Corporations push “insetting” as new offsetting but report claims it is even worse

10 Feb 2023: Denmark to put CO2 in seabed in step towards carbon negativity

27 Jan 2023: The Guardian view on carbon offsetting: a model with dangerous flaws

12 Jan 2023: Fossil fuel producers must be forced to ‘take back’ carbon, say scientists

23 Dec 2022: Carbon farming explained: the pros, the cons and the EU's plans

8 Dec 2022: The EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework: political leadership or voluntary hurdle?

2 Dec 2022: EU Commission wants farmers, landowners to lead carbon removal push

25 Nov 2022: Could hemp be a key tool in fight against climate change?

22 Nov 2022: EU readies certification of carbon removals to help tackle climate change

15 Nov 2022: Deal reached on EU law regulating CO2 removals from forestry, land use

7 Nov 2022: Europe rapidly losing its forest carbon sink, study shows

28 Oct 2022: EU energy chief announces ‘strategic vision’ for CCUS in 2023

26 Sep 2022: US: At a global conference on clean energy, Granholm announces billions in federal aid for carbon capture and emerging technology

25 Jul 2022: EU could catch up with North America on carbon removal, experts say

8 Jul 2022: California released a bold climate plan, but critics say it will harm vulnerable communities and undermine its goals

5 Jul 2022: Payment for carbon farming: Towards an ambitious and pragmatic certification scheme

21 Jun 2022: California considers ‘carbon farming’ as a potential climate solution. Ardent proponents, and skeptics, abound

24 May 2022: Big tech’s growing embrace raises the stakes for CO2 removal

28 Apr 2022: Widespread carbon capture in Southeast Asia unviable without carbon pricing: report

22 Feb 2022: Europe aims to scale up infrastructure for permanent carbon removals

14 Feb 2022: Japan's 'clean coal' technologies are a costly gamble that will thwart net-zero ambition: report

31 Jan 2022: Carbon offsetting is not warding off environmental collapse – it’s accelerating it

21 Dec 2021: The EU wants initial projects to capture five million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year by 2030.

17 Dec 2021: Commission’s carbon farming ambition just buries the problem, stakeholders warn

16 Dec 2021: A sustainable carbons cycle or a vicious emissions cycle?

7 Dec 2021: Old UK oilwells could be turned into CO2 burial test sites

3 Dec 2021: A powerful and underappreciated ally in the climate crisis? Fungi

30 Nov 2021: EXPLAINER: What is 'net zero' and why does it matter?

4 Nov 2021: Forget net-zero: meet the small-nation, carbon-negative club

26 Oct 2021: Deforestation continues unabated ahead of COP26

4 Oct 2021: Cop26 must urgently get specific on carbon removal in net-zero pathways

17 Sep 2021: EU plans certification scheme for carbon dioxide removals

17 Sep 2021: EU plans certification scheme for carbon dioxide removals

10 Sep 2021: World’s largest plant capturing carbon from air starts in Iceland

27 Jul 2021: Indonesia to burn coal well into the 2050s, under updated climate plan

27 Jul 2021: Indonesia to burn coal well into the 2050s, under updated climate plan

4 Jun 2021: Bill Gates and EU pledge $1 billion boost for green technology

31 May 2021: Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

10 May 2021: Dutch govt grants $2.4 bln in subsidies to huge carbon storage project

8 Feb 2021: Elon Musk puts up $100 mln for global carbon reduction competition

14 Jan 2021: Carbon capture and storage won’t work, critics say

14 Jan 2021: China pushes technical solutions in race to meet climate goals

14 Dec 2020: 10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted

29 Oct 2020: BP leads energy companies preparing two major UK carbon capture projects

23 Oct 2020: Official: EU taking first steps to bring forestry into carbon market

15 Oct 2020: Microsoft in deal with Equinor for Norway CO2 storage project

8 Oct 2020: Carbon capture 'moonshot' moves closer, as billions of dollars pour in

28 Sep 2020: Growing momentum behind carbon capture can make it a new clean energy success story

24 Sep 2020: What is carbon capture, usage and storage – and can it trap emissions?

22 Sep 2020: EU Commission defends 2030 climate target against ‘accounting trick’ critique

21 Sep 2020: Seas and forests are muddying the carbon budget

21 Sep 2020: Norway to spend $1.8 bln on world's first full-scale CCS chain

14 Sep 2020: EU commission accused of 'cheating' on net-zero emissions accounting

4 Sep 2020: World’s first ‘carbon-capture at sea’ set for shipping trials

9 Jun 2020: The hyping of negative emissions

28 May 2020: There is space for carbon storage underground

23 Apr 2020: Could Microsoft’s climate crisis ‘moonshot’ plan really work?

13 Mar 2020: Tropical forests may be heating Earth by 2035

6 Mar 2020: World can avoid catastrophic global warming with climate solutions in hand today – study

10 Feb 2020: Do you have it in green? The living fabrics that can help clean the air

Cop26

21 Dec 2021: How the Glasgow Dialogue can deliver finance for victims of the climate crisis

20 Dec 2021: Three ways the Glasgow joint declaration can accelerate US–China climate cooperation

13 Dec 2021: Who will be the judge of countries’ climate plans?

3 Dec 2021: Green business after COP26

2 Dec 2021: UK must ‘walk the talk’ on climate action, say official advisers

2 Dec 2021: Renewable energy has ‘another record year of growth’ says IEA

23 Nov 2021: The street and the boardroom are closer than they have ever been on climate

22 Nov 2021: The ocean is essential to tackling climate change. So why has it been neglected in global climate talks?

22 Nov 2021: Nigeria commits to annual carbon budgets to reach net zero under climate law

18 Nov 2021: ANALYSIS-Coal power stand at COP26 climate talks lends India time to transition

18 Nov 2021: Climate-vulnerable nations call for help forcing high emitters to act

16 Nov 2021: Deliver on EU's Cop26 promises? Quick phase out of fluorescent lighting can help

16 Nov 2021: Rights groups warn COP26 rules on carbon markets leave indigenous people exposed

16 Nov 2021: To defend fragile 1.5C goal, Glasgow Climate Pact must get results - fast

15 Nov 2021: Five big loopholes show COP 26 failing to curb fossil fuel extraction

15 Nov 2021: Empty words, no action: Cop26 has failed First Nations people

15 Nov 2021: Ratchets, phase-downs and a fragile agreement: how Cop26 played out

15 Nov 2021: India criticised over coal at Cop26 – but real villain was climate injustice

15 Nov 2021: ‘A step in the right direction’: EU reacts to COP26 deal

12 Nov 2021: Five EU countries form anti-nuclear alliance at COP26

12 Nov 2021: The promises and pitfalls of India’s plan for a global grid

12 Nov 2021: Australia shown to have highest greenhouse gas emissions from coal in world on per capita basis

11 Nov 2021: A space is opening to discuss oil and gas exit at Cop26. Lobbyists are pushing back

11 Nov 2021: US-China climate deal buoys COP26 summit - but not a 'turning point'

11 Nov 2021: Countries, cities, carmakers commit to end fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040

9 Nov 2021: Climate misinformation running high on Facebook, says report

8 Nov 2021: COP26 carbon-market talks 'difficult'—but hopes for breakthrough, says Norway minister

8 Nov 2021: Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change

8 Nov 2021: From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice

8 Nov 2021: China calls for concrete action not distant targets in last week of Cop26

8 Nov 2021: Cop26 legitimacy questioned as groups excluded from crucial talks

8 Nov 2021: Focus turns to climate finance after flurry of COP26 pledges

5 Nov 2021: Canada, US, Italy among 20 countries to stop financing fossil fuels internationally

5 Nov 2021: India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme

5 Nov 2021: COP26 pledges could limit warming to 1.8C, says energy agency boss

4 Nov 2021: Cop26 will be derailed unless the rich world meets its obligation to the poor

4 Nov 2021: Beyond net zero by 2070: India’s new climate pledges explained

4 Nov 2021: COP26: 190 nations, regions and organisations commit to major coal power and financing phase-outs

4 Nov 2021: ‘Put a price on carbon, nature cannot pay,’ EU’s von der Leyen tells COP26

2 Nov 2021: Optimism for Cop26: we must win the climate battle – and we absolutely can

2 Nov 2021: Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

2 Nov 2021: Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions

2 Nov 2021: India energizes COP 26 by pledging 50% renewables by 2030, net-zero emissions by 2070

2 Nov 2021: Indigenous peoples to get $1.7bn in recognition of role in protecting forests

2 Nov 2021: Vulnerable countries issue urgent calls to action as big emitters drag their heels

1 Nov 2021: Cop26: Biden urges action on climate change and vows US will ‘lead by example'

1 Nov 2021: How we as European climate envoys are backing action on adaptation finance

1 Nov 2021: Global climate talks open to cries of betrayal, blame

29 Oct 2021: Yes it’s expensive, but failing to meet climate challenge will cost a lot more

29 Oct 2021: Europe lays out battle plan for COP26 climate summit

29 Oct 2021: The make-or-break climate summit: here’s what’s at stake at Cop26

29 Oct 2021: China submits updated climate pledges to United Nations

28 Oct 2021: EU to launch COP26 project with South Africa to speed up coal exit

28 Oct 2021: Biden plan pledges ‘largest effort to combat climate change in US history’

27 Oct 2021: ‘Chess game’ as negotiators seek elusive carbon market deal at Cop26

27 Oct 2021: China issues plan to hit carbon emission peak before 2030

26 Oct 2021: Australia adopts target of net zero emissions by 2050 but won't legislate goal

26 Oct 2021: Saudi pledges net zero by 2060, but no oil exit plan

25 Oct 2021: China, India and Brazil must set out their plans to cut emissions

25 Oct 2021: What is COP26? This year’s critical climate talks, explained

25 Oct 2021: Key moments from decades of climate conferences

25 Oct 2021: Climate crisis: greenhouse gas levels hit new record despite lockdowns, UN reports

22 Oct 2021: ‘We have to be at the table’: Australia’s trade minister urges colleagues to back net zero to protect trade

21 Oct 2021: Emerging economies slam Cop26 net zero push as ‘anti-equity’

21 Oct 2021: Russia says Putin won't fly to Glasgow, in blow for climate talks

21 Oct 2021: There are no real climate leaders yet – who will step up at Cop26?

18 Oct 2021: Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast, experts say

18 Oct 2021: Cop26 corporate sponsors condemn climate summit as ‘mismanaged’

18 Oct 2021: Coal-state Democrat set to scupper Biden clean energy plans

14 Oct 2021: Heat rises on donor countries to meet overdue $100bn climate finance promise

12 Oct 2021: Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030

12 Oct 2021: World leaders urged to consider health benefits of climate action

11 Oct 2021: What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

11 Oct 2021: Cop26: world poised for big leap forward on climate crisis, says John Kerry

8 Oct 2021: We need more, EU and U.S. urge China ahead of climate summit

7 Oct 2021: Can carbon's price finally match its value at COP26?

7 Oct 2021: EU to back five-year targets at COP26 climate talks

6 Oct 2021: Russia considering more ambitious climate targets

5 Oct 2021: Historical climate emissions reveal responsibility of big polluting nations

4 Oct 2021: Energy price crunch risks derailing UN climate talks, Iberdrola warns

4 Oct 2021: Pope, other religious leaders, issue pre-COP26 appeal on climate change

4 Oct 2021: UK seeks alliance to end public finance for coal, oil and gas projects overseas

1 Oct 2021: Comprehensive report makes climate change research accessible ahead of COP26

1 Oct 2021: Rich nations must commit more than $100 billion in climate fight, says India

30 Sep 2021: EU, Britain urge Russia to commit to net zero CO2 emissions

30 Sep 2021: Cutting methane should be a key Cop26 aim, research suggests

27 Sep 2021: Cop26: Women must be heard on climate, say rights groups

27 Sep 2021: Cop26 climate talks will not fulfil aims of Paris agreement, key players warn

23 Sep 2021: South Africa adopts more ambitious emissions target before climate summit

23 Sep 2021: EU countries struggle to agree approach to COP26 climate talks

21 Sep 2021: Climate crisis: history will judge failure to act, Johnson says at UN

20 Sep 2021: Global methane pledge offers hope on climate in lead up to Glasgow

20 Sep 2021: UK's COP26 chief says ball in China's court on making it a success

16 Sep 2021: Where is the money? Climate finance shortfall threatens global warming goals

16 Sep 2021: Climate experts fear Aukus will dash hopes of China emissions deal

16 Sep 2021: EU commits €4 billion more to climate vulnerables, calls on the US to step up

14 Sep 2021: As climate talks near, pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects

10 Sep 2021: Cop26 will be ‘rich nations stitch-up’ if poorer countries kept away by Covid

9 Sep 2021: Scottish campaigners condemn Cop26 as ‘the most exclusionary ever’

7 Sep 2021: COP26 summit urged to prioritise adaptation as 'climate emergency' surge

6 Sep 2021: What is Cop26 and why does it matter? Your guide to the Glasgow climate summit

2 Sep 2021: Global South climate activists doubt COP26 participation over vaccine delay

2 Sep 2021: Global South climate activists doubt COP26 participation over vaccine delay

26 Aug 2021: Burning forests to make energy: EU and world grapple with biomass science

29 Jul 2021: South Africa proposes global goal for adaptation at pre-Cop26 ministerial

27 Jul 2021: Climate action must happen 'for our people, not to them', cities say

26 Jul 2021: K hosts 51 countries for climate talks ahead of COP26

22 Jul 2021: EU ministers discuss preparations for COP26 conference

22 Jul 2021: ANALYSIS - Push to 'keep 1.5 alive' heats up, 100 days from COP26 climate talks

20 Jul 2021: US seeks cooperation with China on climate but not at any price

15 Jul 2021: Move faster to cut emissions, developing world tells rich nations

5 Jul 2021: As COP26 draws closer, climate negotiations are still stuck on finance

25 Jun 2021: Success of climate change talks rests on finance, UN chief says

22 Jun 2021: UN blasts world leaders for failing to seal £72bn-a-year deal on climate

21 Jun 2021: Climate fund considers India, South Africa to pilot $2bn coal transition scheme

18 Jun 2021: Climate finance remains a stumbling block on way to COP26

17 Jun 2021: Ministers called in to break deadlock after unproductive climate talks

14 Jun 2021: G7 reaffirmed goals but failed to provide funds needed to reach them, experts say

8 Jun 2021: G7 leaders urged to show solidarity on climate change and COVID-19 at summit

1 Jun 2021: Europe calls for more ambitious climate policies ahead of COP26

24 May 2021: China must set out near-term policies to reach climate goals, says UK's Sharma

17 May 2021: Last hope over climate crisis requires end to coal, says Alok Sharma

17 May 2021: Half of emissions cuts will come from future tech, says John Kerry

10 May 2021: Tar sands executive named as Canadian ‘climate champion’ ahead of Cop26

27 Apr 2021: The Guardian view on Biden’s green revolution: it needs revolutionaries

13 Apr 2021: Greta Thunberg says she will not attend Cop26 climate summit

12 Apr 2021: Boris Johnson told to get grip of UK climate strategy before Cop26

8 Apr 2021: South Africa sets out to tighten 2030 emissions target

29 Mar 2021: UK urged to take lead in helping poor countries fund climate action

25 Mar 2021: A successful Cop26 is essential for Britain and the world. Here's how it can happen

9 Mar 2021: South Sudan plans to raise climate ambition amid ‘dire’ humanitarian crisis

9 Mar 2021: Britain lacks plan to meet climate target, watchdog says

8 Mar 2021: Brazil working with Biden on climate, Amazon deforestation, says foreign minister

4 Mar 2021: All aboard for COP26: 22 electric buses planned for Glasgow ahead of Climate Summit

1 Mar 2021: Sir David Attenborough tells UN ‘It is too late to avoid climate change’

22 Feb 2021: Keep funding green homes to meet emissions target, say businesses

8 Feb 2021: António Guterres calls for preparatory UN climate negotiations to be held online

4 Feb 2021: Cop26 dream team: The people setting the climate agenda on seven key issues

25 Jan 2021: Europe must become a global climate power

21 Jan 2021: Reformed trade rules can help to save the climate

18 Jan 2021: EU should set a joint and ambitious standard for climate finance

11 Jan 2021: IEA warns of post-pandemic emissions rebound

18 Dec 2020: Armed with proposals, young climate activists hunt decision-making power

15 Dec 2020: As Taiwan models net zero scenarios, campaigners push for 2050 target

11 Dec 2020: Celebs call for more women on UK's male-dominated UN climate summit team

3 Dec 2020: Oil and gas firms urged to work towards net zero British North Sea

3 Dec 2020: Pressure mounts on Britain to update its UN climate target

30 Nov 2020: Youth activists demand damages for climate victims at virtual ‘mock Cop26’

26 Nov 2020: UK aid budget cuts undermine trust ahead of Cop26 summit, experts warn

19 Nov 2020: Boris Johnson sets out 10-point plan to get UK on track for net zero

16 Nov 2020: Firms agree Scotland to England renewable energy 'superhighway'

12 Nov 2020: UK looks to Cop26 climate summit to fix awkward relationship with Biden

9 Nov 2020: ‘Hypocrites and greenwash’: Greta Thunberg blasts leaders over climate crisis

9 Nov 2020: As virus delays climate summit, youth 'Mock COP' takes (virtual) floor

5 Nov 2020: Emissions from energy sector likely to rebound from COVID-19, Capgemini warns

2 Nov 2020: Asian net zero wave leaves Australia’s Scott Morrison isolated

30 Oct 2020: UK negotiator: Countries must resolve carbon market dispute to step up ambition

26 Oct 2020: Campaign urges Governments at next year’s COP to back compulsory climate education and literacy

8 Sep 2020: Major economies talk green recovery, hydrogen at Japanese summit

4 Sep 2020: Countries promise green recovery at Japanese virtual summit, keep quiet on fossil bailouts

1 Sep 2020: Extra UN climate talks mooted for 2021 to help negotiators catch up

20 Aug 2020: Big oil need not apply: UK raises the bar for UN climate summit sponsorship

25 Jun 2020: No UN climate talks to be held in 2020, as interim meeting postponed again

25 Jun 2020: UK risks missing UN climate deadline, in headache for hosts of key summit

19 Jun 2020: Hopes for EU–China climate deal centre on a green recovery

8 Jun 2020: Delay to climate talks deepens uncertainty over future of carbon markets

8 Jun 2020: COVID-19 relief for fossil fuel industries risks green recovery plans

2 Jun 2020: Japan to launch ‘green recovery’ platform and ministerial meeting

1 Jun 2020: Covid-hit UK begins 18-month preparations for UN climate summit

29 May 2020: U.N. confirms year-long delay for crucial climate summit

28 May 2020: Next UN climate summit to be delayed to November 2021, UK hosts propose

2 Apr 2020: ‘We won’t slow down’ on climate: EU reacts to COP26 postponement

2 Apr 2020: 'We must use this time well': climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay

2 Apr 2020: Cop26 climate talks postponed to 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic

19 Mar 2020: Coronavirus slows developing nations’ plans to step up climate action in 2020

6 Mar 2020: Legal gaps and US election could delay climate ambition before Glasgow summit

3 Mar 2020: African countries need rich nations to take the lead on ambition at Cop26

3 Mar 2020: Vital Cop26 climate talks could be derailed by coronavirus

28 Feb 2020: Net zero goal ‘greatest commercial opportunity of our time,’ says Mark Carney

25 Feb 2020: World faces ‘decisive decade’ to fix global warming, former UN climate chief says

18 Feb 2020: Investors urge Japan to strengthen climate targets ahead of U.N. summit

17 Feb 2020: UK government appoints Alok Sharma as Cop26 president

13 Feb 2020: UK climate diplomacy ‘already happening’ for Cop26 despite leadership vacuum