The clock is ticking, and greater ambition is needed. The scale of the challenge is unprecedented. The world economy is set to double in the next 20 years, while we need to cut our emissions by more than half in that time and become net-zero by mid-century. Limiting global warming to 1.5˚C requires monumental action. We need to change the way we live, the way we work, the way we farm and eat, and the way we consume energy. Implementing this enormous shift will require substan

Construction materials are emerging as a low cost carbon sink as chemists seek ways to tackle climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that mankind will have to start removing 12bn.t of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Earth’s atmosphere every year by 2050 if it wants to halt global warming. Many experts believe that treating the greenhouse gas as a raw material that could be used to manufacture marketable products offers a viable way forward. Its poten

Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) welcomed the report by the Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee on Scotland’s new Climate Change Bill and said it is pleased to see its support for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Witnesses who provided evidence to the committee’s inquiry emphasised the need for urgent action on climate change, and this message appears to have been heard loud and clear. We are glad to see the committee r