In this commentary for Responsible Investor, Ben Caldecott writes that introducing legal requirements for companies to achieve net zero could dramatically accelerate climate action, and explores the crucial role of financial institutions.
Ben Caldecott, founding Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and the Lombard Odier
Associate Professor of Sustainable Finance, explores the 'necessary and inevitable' transition from voluntary to mandatory climate commitments in this op-ed for Business Green.
Ben Caldecott talks to BBC Farming Today about the diversity of schemes to pay for environmental outcomes such as nature recovery in the UK, including the challenges of making sure these work as expected.
Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters, explores rapidly growing concern over stranded assets (where investment assets become liabilities) for the agricultural industry.
New research from the University of Oxford, published in the journal Carbon Management, makes the case for a novel ‘Carbon Removal Budget’ to help tackle climate change.
Ben Caldecott and Injy Johnstone make the case for a separate carbon removal budget alongside emissions budget in order to help meet global climate goals.
June 20th, Clean Air Day, an annual event to raise awareness about the importance of clean air for the environment, resonates with me. I should know: I live in a mega-city where the air pollution was once so bad, a government account tweeted it was “crazy bad”. By Calvin Queck.
Credible firm-level transition plans need credible national actions. As businesses set ambitious climate goals, it's clear that national policies play a crucial role in driving these efforts.
The theme of Earth Day 2024 was ‘Planet vs Plastics.’ Amani Maalouf and Jose Espi explain how their research on waste management and sustainable plastic impacts the global plastic crisis.