Climate policy
COP31 electrification target explained: why 35% by 2035 matters
COP31 electrification target explained: why the 35% by 2035 goal matters for grids, transport, buildings, industry and climate policy.
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Kieran Simpson
Founder of The Planet Brief and The Carbon Workbench, writing practical explainers on carbon markets, ESG reporting, net zero, climate claims and green finance.
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Net Zero
UK ZEV mandate explained: EV sales targets, hybrids and the investment test
UK ZEV mandate explained: how EV sales targets, hybrids, credits and reported 2030 changes affect carmakers, charging investment and net zero.
Climate policy
EU 2040 climate target explained: 90%, carbon credits and the policy test
EU 2040 climate target explained: what the 90% target means, why 85% must be domestic, how carbon credits fit and what changes after 2030.
Green Investing
PCAF explained: how banks count financed emissions
PCAF explained: how banks, asset managers and insurers count financed emissions, what the 2025 standard covers and what readers should check.
ESG & Reporting
ESRS explained: the EU sustainability reporting standards behind CSRD
ESRS explained: how the European Sustainability Reporting Standards shape CSRD reports, double materiality, climate evidence and Omnibus simplification.
Net Zero
GHG Protocol explained: the carbon accounting rules behind Scope 1, 2 and 3
GHG Protocol explained: how the carbon accounting rules behind Scope 1, 2 and 3 shape corporate emissions data, targets and climate claims.
ESG & Reporting
CSDDD explained after Omnibus: scope, deadlines and supplier evidence
CSDDD explained after Omnibus: final EU and non-EU scope, July 2029 deadline, supplier evidence and what UK companies should check.
ESG & Reporting
CDP scores explained: what A to D- means in 2026
CDP scores explained for 2026: what A to D- means, how disclosure works and what evidence companies should prepare.
Carbon Markets
IMO Net-Zero Framework explained: shipping's fuel standard and carbon price test
IMO Net-Zero Framework explained: how shipping's global fuel standard, emissions pricing mechanism and December 2026 adoption path could reshape maritime decarbonisation.
ESG & Reporting
VSME explained: the voluntary sustainability reporting standard for SMEs
VSME explained: what the voluntary sustainability reporting standard for SMEs covers, how its modules work, and why customer and finance data requests matter.
Carbon Markets
Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets explained: why carbon pricing is becoming a coordination problem
Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets explained: what the EU, Brazil and China initiative means for carbon pricing, accounting, Article 6 and compliance carbon markets.
Daily Brief
SBTi Version 2.0 is out: what companies need to know now
SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 is now published. What changed, what starts in 2027, and why target validation is becoming an implementation test.