Categories for Briefings

Why carbon offsetting undermines climate targets

July 2, 2024 1:04 pm Published by

More than 80 leading civil society organisations, including Beyond Fossil Fuels, have issued a joint statement rejecting the use of carbon offsets to meet corporate climate targets. We call on accounting bodies like the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to continue excluding offsets and stick to scientifically-sound methodologies for tracking corporate climate efforts.

WITHIN BOUNDS: Limiting AI’s environmental impact — Joint statement from civil society for the AI Action Summit

February 7, 2025 2:19 pm Published by

We are at a critical threshold in our computational futures. Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is booming, and its application across society is accelerating at an unprecedented scale. Meanwhile in 2024, the 1.5C global warming limit was surpassed across the entire year, and the boundaries of several life-supporting planetary systems have been exceeded. Devastating heat waves, storms, fires and floods remind us of how human activity impacts all life on this planet.

Energising Communities

May 27, 2024 5:01 pm Published by

Energy communities are essential for decentralising power systems and advancing the transition to a fully renewable-based European power system by 2035.

Cleaning up District Heating

April 17, 2024 3:04 pm Published by

It's imperative for countries and communities to switch their district heating systems to renewable energy sources if we are to cut emissions, improve air quality and keep energy bills at bay.