This second blog post in the five-part series 'Market instruments explained' gives an overview of the different types of mass balance. It explores whether low-carbon product procurement that rests on mass balance accounting represents real decarbonisation. It shows that safeguards are needed to ensure mass balance is ambitious and impactful.

This project examines how to accelerate the transition of semiconductor manufacturing supply chains to renewable electricity to decarbonise the tech sector.

In this interview, our expert explains why a coalition of first-mover countries may offer the most effective and feasible path for the TAFF Roadmap in today’s political climate.

This Climate Action Tracker blog looks at how a selection of TAFF participants are progressing in their transition away from fossil fuels, and what action they need to take to align with 1.5°C compatible power sector pathways.

This Climate Action Tracker blog finds that the International Maritime Organization's adoption of the Net Zero Framework could decide whether the shipping sector's emissions would be consistent with global temperature rise being held near 2°C.

This introductory blog post in the five-part series 'Market instruments explained' outlines the role market-based instruments might play in emissions accounting and how their integration into emissions inventories could be useful but also poses risks – unless guardrails are strengthened.

In this Q&A piece, our experts draw on cross-country insights to explore how the energy crisis is unfolding, how countries are affected and responding and what more effective government responses could look like.

This academic article, published in the Climate Policy Journal, compares the methodological design choices of 10 approaches for assessing corporate low-carbon transition strategies.

This project analyses the impacts of the EU CBAM on South Korea’s industrial sectors to support its low-carbon industrial transformation.

The Supporting the Paris Agreement (SPA) project aims to meaningfully support partner countries in achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and advancing their Long-Term Strategies (LTSs).

Thomas Day and Hyunju Ock from NewClimate Institute set out their key takeaways from the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, an annual report first launched in 2022.

This piece, reacts to the publication of Germany's latest emissions projections which show that the German government is slowing down the energy transition and moving further from its climate targets. As a result, Germany will remain dependent on expensive, unreliable imports of oil and fossil gas for longer.

In this blog post, we examine how Article 6 is being implemented and outline key risks that could undermine climate ambition – unless safeguards are strengthened and clear limits are placed on the role of offsets (Article 6 credits) in meeting climate targets.

Despite its limitations, the current scope 3 emissions framework provides valuable insight into the climate footprint associated with a company’s core business decisions. Initiatives such as Carbon Measures risk becoming another industry-led distraction from the urgent need to reduce emissions and transform emissions-intensive business models. Rather than becoming entangled in increasingly complex accounting debates, climate policy and standards should prioritise transition targets – indicators that reflect and drive real-world transitions required for decarbonisation.