Richard Anderson

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Photo of a bee on a plant with yellow flowers
Briefing

Finding economic value in nature beyond carbon

Key points: Human societies are fundamentally dependent on nature  Nature provides a host of valuable ‘ecosystem services’ – the benefits humans receive from natural ecosystems, such as food, medicine, resources, clean air, climate regulation, climate change mitigation and disease control. […]
Photo of mount Fuji at night, with lit-up chimneys of an oil refinery in the foreground. Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.
Briefing · Featured

Zero emissions or fossil fuels? Tracking Japan’s AZEC projects

Key points: More than one third of AZEC agreements promote fossil fuel technologies To what extent does AZEC promote regional decarbonisation?  Japan’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) is a platform promoting “various pathways to net zero” for countries in the Asia […]
Azerbaijan's climate policies
Briefing

Azerbaijan’s energy and climate policies dominated by gas export expansion plans

Key points: Azerbaijan’s economy is dominated by oil and gas  Azerbaijan is the world’s 28th-largest oil and gas producer, with production of around 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2023. The country holds around 0.4% of global […]
Aerial photograph of the central business district of Johannesburg, showing skyscrapers
Briefing

Reforming climate finance: Addressing bias in sovereign credit ratings

Key points: Finance will be key at COP29 and biodiversity COP16 Climate finance is set to be a central topic at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) this year, with Global South countries […]
Net Zero in Oil & Gas

The energy transition in oil and gas, August 2024
CO2 Removal

Demystifying Carbon Dioxide Removal, August 2024


Extreme weather in the US
Briefing

Oil and gas fuelling extreme weather in the US

Key points: This briefing about the ways in which oil and gas is fuelling extreme weather in the US follows our study into the attribution science connecting man-made climate change to extreme weather events and how fossil fuel companies continue […]
Briefing

Big Oil in Court – The latest trends in climate litigation against fossil fuel companies

Key findings: Climate litigation is growing The use of courts and legal mechanisms to achieve progress on addressing climate change has grown significantly since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015. This growth comes as oil and gas companies fail […]
Aerial photo of a cargo ship being unloaded by a crane. Trucks are waiting beside the ship to be loaded.
Briefing

Do we need deep sea mining for the energy transition?

Key points: What is deep sea mining and how would it work? Deep sea mining refers to a process of collecting minerals from a depth of over 200 metres underwater. Three types of deep sea mining are currently being tested:  […]
Briefing · Featured

Reforming climate finance: Debt for nature swaps in Latin America

This article is also available in Spanish. Key points: Finance will be key at COP16 and COP29  Climate finance is set to be a central topic at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) […]