Topic: Pioneers

4 ways for companies to be climate leaders, become resilient, drive innovation and create growth at the same time.

UN Race to Zero Dialogues finale calls for newfound inclusivity, a 9-day event series, which featured more than 300 speakers from 65 countries.

The deadline for submitting complete applications is 5pm GMT on Sunday 13 December.

Campaign announced to mobilise 1,000 cities for a green and just recovery to address global climate emergency

Rapid breakthroughs are pushing eight key sectors closer to the tipping points necessary to reach zero emissions by 2050 and avert the worst impacts of climate change, according to the Climate Action Pathways.

Water is a vital resource that has fuelled human progress. It transports solids, dissolves minerals, chemicals and nutrients, and stores thermal energy. This ‘carrier characteristic’ allows for countless industrial, agricultural, and transport processes that enable our society to thrive. But water is also key to life. The water in our oceans is home to phytoplankton […]

Cities around the world are looking to innovative solutions to combat rising temperatures in urban centres, as a way to improve health, save lives and reduce dependence on electrified air conditioning.

As mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is committed to addressing her city’s challenges using an inclusive, data-driven approach to urban development.

Microsoft’s “first-of-its-kind” initiative with Sol Systems ties the purchasing of renewable energy to environmental justice and equity in under-resourced communities.

In Earthrise, Amanda Gorman – first ever American youth poet laureate – uses the power of her words to call on all of society to take action.

Let’s Go Zero 2030 campaign brings together students, parents, teachers, and school staff to create a more sustainable future, starting in the classroom.

We need to care for and live in harmony with the environment, says climate and gender activist Ernestine Leikeki Sevidzem.

“This decade is a moment of choice unlike any we have ever lived,” says Christiana Figueres, the architect of the historic 2015 Paris Agreement.

Covid-19 and climate emergencies demand huge political leadership, massive investment and clear corporate strategy. But we are beginning to see real evidence of a mutually sustaining loop of pressure between politicians, CEOs and the world of finance.

Companies with large agricultural supply chains can do something about the water crisis by joining the Ceres-WWF AgWater Challenge.

Innovative alternatives to meat products are springing up and being welcomed by consumers, while helping to cut emissions from the food sector.

Seaborne freight is one of the more challenging sectors to decarbonize, but ambition is accelerating in the race to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

The number of net-zero pledges has roughly doubled in less than a year, reveals new report from Data-Driven EnviroLab & NewClimate Institute. 

An increasing number of consumer brands are responding to the challenge of decarbonizing plastics and packaging.

Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth.

People around the world are demanding clean air — and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya.