CO2 / PPM /Annual Averages / Data Source: noaa.gov 1980 338.91ppm 1981 340.11ppm 1982 340.86ppm 1983 342.53ppm 1984 344.07ppm 1985 345.54ppm 1986 346.97ppm 1987 348.68ppm 1988 351.16ppm 1989 352.78ppm 1990 354.05ppm 1991 355.39ppm 1992 356.1ppm 1993 356.83ppm 1994 358.33ppm 1995 360.18ppm 1996 361.93ppm 1997 363.04ppm 1998 365.7ppm 1999 367.8ppm 2000 368.97ppm 2001 370.57ppm 2002 372.59ppm 2003 375.14ppm 2004 376.96ppm 2005 378.97ppm 2006 381.13ppm 2007 382.9ppm 2008 385.01ppm 2009 386.5ppm 2010 388.76ppm 2011 390.63ppm 2012 392.65ppm 2013 395.39ppm 2014 397.34ppm 2015 399.65ppm 2016 403.09ppm 2017 405.22ppm 2018 407.62ppm 2019 410.07ppm 2020 412.44ppm 2021 414.72ppm 2022 418.56ppm 2023 421.08ppm 2024 424.61ppm 2025 427.35ppm
CO2 / PPM /Annual Averages / Data Source: noaa.gov 1980 338.91ppm 1981 340.11ppm 1982 340.86ppm 1983 342.53ppm 1984 344.07ppm 1985 345.54ppm 1986 346.97ppm 1987 348.68ppm 1988 351.16ppm 1989 352.78ppm 1990 354.05ppm 1991 355.39ppm 1992 356.1ppm 1993 356.83ppm 1994 358.33ppm 1995 360.18ppm 1996 361.93ppm 1997 363.04ppm 1998 365.7ppm 1999 367.8ppm 2000 368.97ppm 2001 370.57ppm 2002 372.59ppm 2003 375.14ppm 2004 376.96ppm 2005 378.97ppm 2006 381.13ppm 2007 382.9ppm 2008 385.01ppm 2009 386.5ppm 2010 388.76ppm 2011 390.63ppm 2012 392.65ppm 2013 395.39ppm 2014 397.34ppm 2015 399.65ppm 2016 403.09ppm 2017 405.22ppm 2018 407.62ppm 2019 410.07ppm 2020 412.44ppm 2021 414.72ppm 2022 418.56ppm 2023 421.08ppm 2024 424.61ppm 2025 427.35ppm

Greenwash

News & Views

Gaslighting: why methane remains a blind spot in emissions disclosures

 In this second instalment of a series of articles tackling the problems with emissions reporting, Elizabeth Carey, an independent adviser to the LGPS, examines why natural gas should not be branded as transition fuel or considered inherent to the renewable energy mix.

News & Views

Triodos Bank exits NZBA after alliance drops 1.5°C target

Dutch lender Triodos Bank has announced its decision to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), following a majority vote among the network’s 120 members to ease conditions for membership

News & Views

Nordic banks in the firing line over fossil fuel lending

The largest banks in the Nordics are continuing to finance the expansion of coal, oil, and gas production, despite their commitments to the Paris Agreement, new research finds

Streaming
Podcast

NZI with Mona - NZBA exits with Jeanne Martin

With leading US and Canadian banks announcing their departures from the Net Zero Banking Alliance, NZI editor Mona Dohle speaks to Jeanne Martin, head of the Banking Programme at Share Action about the role could investors could play in holding banks accountable on climate action.

Briefs
News & Views

How Canadian pension funds’ taste for gas infrastructure could end in disaster

A new report calls out multi-billion-dollar Canadian pension investments in gas infrastructure arguing that false hydrogen claims obscure the risk

News & Views

Unpicking the fallout of GFANZ’s restructuring

As GFANZ, the world’s largest climate coalition adjusts its membership criteria in the wake of prominent departures, what does the network’s shift in strategy mean for the future of climate alliances?

News & Views

Green bonds versus SLBs: Which structure is making the most impact?

Investors wishing to make a climate impact in fixed income now have access to an ever growing arsenal of tools, from green bonds to sustainability-linked debt, what are the most impactful levers?

News & Views

In pictures: highlights from NZI’s 2024 Annual Conference

Delegates representing pension funds, insurers, charities, endowments and fund managers gathered at Stationer's Hall in the heart of the City of London.

Briefs
News & Views

Private equity’s carbon footprint exceeds global aviation industry

Private equity firms with a focus on the energy sector are responsible for more than one gigatonne of emissions and are accused of being ill prepared for the energy transition

Briefs
Streaming
Podcast

NZI with Mona - COP29: focus on climate lobbying

Ahead of the COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan, NZI editor Mona Dohle sits down with Ed Collins director of the Lobby Map programme at the thinktank InfluenceMap and Adam Gillet, climate lead at Railpen and a member of NZI’s editorial steering committee to discuss how asset owners approach climate lobbying.

Streaming
Podcast

NZI with Atharva - Tackling greenwashing in pensions

Australian Federal Courts have imposed a fine for greenwashing against an Australian super fund. Atharva Deshmukh, head of research at Net Zero Investor sat down with Estelle Parker, co-chief executive officer at Responsible Investment Association Australasia to discuss the wider implications for the pensions industry.

News & Views

Australian securities regulator wins greenwashing case against Active Super

Australia’s securities regulator is investigating greenwashing by super funds, making the case that they should exercise control over their indirect holdings. The court is backing it up.