Ben Caldecott

Nov 10, 2024 | flipboard.com | Ben Caldecott

4 hours agoPlastic-eating insect discovered in KenyaThere’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene.

Nov 10, 2024 | theprint.in | Ben Caldecott |Injy Johnstone

To prevent this dire situation from getting worse, the world must level off the cumulative stock of carbon in the atmosphere. This ultimately means getting the annual flow of CO2 into the atmosphere down to almost nothing, or the state of “net zero”. This is when all emissions that can be eliminated are, and any residual emissions are neutralized by durably removing carbon from the atmosphere.

Sep 23, 2024 | businessgreen.com | Ben Caldecott

Without businesses reaching net zero, society will not meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. To ensure companies play their part, we must introduce legal obligations requiring them to achieve net zero...

Jul 18, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Ben Caldecott |Injy Johnstone

AbstractCarbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a necessary complement to emissions reductions to achieve a state of global net zero emissions and stabilise future warming. Despite its utility, CDR remains poorly understood. Due to a range of constraints, CDR is a fundamentally finite resource, which we currently do not have enough of to achieve and go beyond global net zero.

Apr 8, 2024 | nature.com | Thomas Hale |Thom Wetzer |Myles Allen |Ben Caldecott |Sam Fankhauser |Cameron Hepburn | +2 more

Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.