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This fact sheet by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the plastics and petrochemical industry uses "net zero" narratives to greenwash the expansion of plastic production. The document asserts that because plastic is derived from fossil fuels and emits greenhouse gases throughout its entire lifecycle, it is fundamentally incompatible with climate goals, and the only viable solution is to significantly reduce plastic production.

This technical guidance note by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) compares the Climate Bonds Buildings Standard with the EU Taxonomy's criteria for climate mitigation and 'Do No Significant Harm' (DNSH) across the acquisition, construction, and renovation of residential and commercial buildings.

The Agrifood Transition Plan Assessment Framework, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative, provides guidance for financial sector stakeholders to evaluate the transition strategies of agrifood companies. It establishes a tiered assessment structure—categorizing companies as 'committed' or 'advanced'—across three pillars: ambition (performance targets), action (delivery strategies), and accountability (governance and reporting). The framework emphasizes a holistic approach that integrates climate mitigation with nature protection, social considerations, and the elimination of deforestation across the value chain.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for financial institutions and investors to evaluate the credibility and effectiveness of corporate transition plans aimed at achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes how sustainable finance taxonomies integrate mechanisms to support the transition of high-emission sectors toward net-zero emissions by 2050. It identifies six specific 'Taxonomy Transition Mechanisms' used to define and evaluate the credibility of transition activities, providing a framework for taxonomy designers, investors, and market professionals to ensure robust and science-based decarbonization pathways.

This document records the public consultation feedback and the subsequent responses/actions taken by the Climate Policy Initiative regarding the FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure (SI) Label Framework. It details how stakeholder suggestions on governance, reporting frequency, environmental and social criteria, and the role of the Secretariat have been integrated into the revised framework to ensure the label is credible, ambitious, and applicable to both developed and emerging markets.

This document is a response by the NGO Sandbag to a joint consultation by the UK, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish governments regarding the future of carbon pricing in the UK. Sandbag argues against the creation of a standalone UK Emissions Trading System (ETS), citing risks of high volatility and market failure. Instead, it recommends that the UK remain part of the EU ETS or, if that is not possible, implement a carbon tax with a price floor based on EU ETS averages. The response also suggests expanding carbon pricing to fossil gas and fugitive methane, ending the zero-emissions treatment of large-scale biomass burning, and distributing carbon revenues to citizens as a 'climate dividend'.

Ember's response to the Net Zero Review argues that the UK can achieve clean power by 2030 to combat inflation and energy prices, while calling for planning reforms and the removal of biomass subsidies to meet 2050 targets.

A technical report by a coalition of climate justice organizations arguing that "net zero" targets are used by governments and polluting corporations to mask inaction, avoid responsibility, and potentially increase fossil fuel emissions through the use of distant goals and unproven technologies.

A briefing document by Friends of the Earth International regarding the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which critiques 'false climate solutions' and proposes alternatives for a just energy transition.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'net zero' strategies, specifically 'nature-based solutions', 'natural carbon removal', and 'carbon offsetting', arguing that they threaten food sovereignty, land rights, and agroecology.

This report by Friends of the Earth International analyzes the influence of major polluters on 'net zero' initiatives, arguing that these links create conflicts of interest that undermine the credibility and effectiveness of climate action goals.

A report by Friends of the Earth International examining how fossil fuel actors utilize the voluntary carbon market to sustain the fossil fuel economy through offsets.

A joint technical briefing by several climate justice organisations arguing that 'net zero' targets are used by governments and corporations to disguise climate inaction, greenwash business-as-usual, and shift the burden of carbon sequestration to the global South.

This report examines how the fossil fuel sector utilizes voluntary carbon markets to justify the continued use of a fossil-fuel-based economy through carbon offsetting and 'greenwashing'.

This technical briefing, produced by a coalition of climate justice organizations including Friends of the Earth International and Action Aid, argues that 'net zero' targets are used by governments and polluting companies to mask political inaction and justify continued fossil fuel extraction.

This briefing from Friends of the Earth International identifies 'false climate solutions' promoted by high-emissions industries at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and proposes alternatives focused on just transitions and corporate accountability.

This report by Friends of the Earth International, authored by Professor Doreen Stabinsky, examines how the fossil fuel sector attempts to expand the voluntary carbon market to sustain a fossil fuel-based economy.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques the use of "net zero" pledges and carbon offsetting by corporations and governments, arguing that these mechanisms are used to obscure climate inaction and avoid the necessary phase-out of fossil fuels.

This report by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'net zero' packages, specifically 'nature-based solutions' and carbon offsets, arguing that they threaten food sovereignty, agroecology, and the land rights of indigenous and rural communities.