Japan and South Korea go net zero

Last week I was on holiday and generally doing my best to ignore the news. On catching up at the weekend, I was delighted to read that both Japan and South Korea had made net zero commitments while I wasn’t looking.

This is particularly good news because it’s fair to say that these are two countries that have been slow to embrace the challenge of decarbonisation. Despite being wealthy nations with the means to change, the climate has not been high on the political agenda. Emissions have only...