The global movement toward a unified, ironclad definition of "net-zero" has encountered a significant bureaucratic hurdle. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)—the world’s foremost developer of voluntary international standards—has confirmed that its draft for the "ISO 14060 Standard for Net-Zero Aligned Organizations" failed to secure the necessary consensus to advance.…
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By Carl Bildt July 17, 2026 In the corridors of the Kremlin, the atmosphere is one of stifled anxiety masked by performative defiance. For Vladimir Putin, the war in Ukraine has transitioned from a projected three-day "special military operation" into a grinding, multi-year quagmire that has fundamentally altered the geopolitical…