Expert Comment: Turning COP’s promises into progress and the rise of climate regulation

COP28 In DubaiIt is essential, for COP’s promises to mean anything, that governments develop policy and regulatory systems to back climate pledges. It is essential, for COP’s promises to mean anything, that governments develop policy and regulatory systems to back climate pledges. Net zero target-setting has been mired with greenwashing charges, and with good reason. While mitigating greenwashing is important, it is even more important to build enabling environments for companies to fulfil their climate commitments by strengthening regulation and policy. Optimistically, our report illustrates that we may be turning a corner, with governments across the world stepping in to back corporate climate action.