Pilita Clark

FT

The length of time chief executives stay in the job has fallen to an average of seven years, down from just over eight years in 2021. 

The age of the disposable leader

Chief executive churnover is less visible than political headrolling but can be just as disruptive

Rooftop solar capacity supplied 13% of Australia’s electricity in the first half of this year.

Cheaper, greener power is on the way

As long as anti-net-zero populists don’t throttle it in the cradle

Gen Z workers are more than twice as likely to want to be chief executive as Gen X-ers in their 40s and 50s, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

Why you should be glad if your next boss is a young striver

Today’s newest workers have overcome hurdles that would have seemed preposterous to their older colleagues

A waste sorting plant in Erftstadt, Germany. Recycling is far from easy, even in rich countries, which is why it is estimated that only about 9 per cent of global plastic waste is recycled.

UN plastics treaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics

Conflicting interests are coming to a head as countries attempt to end the scourge of pollution

Starbucks'  cup-writing idea is time-consuming and the messages are insincere, says the writer

The exasperating state of modern marketing

Why is simple, straightforward clarity beyond so many organisations?

Bleached corals around Koh Tao island, Thailand. According to the latest climate claptrap, there is no need to hurry up and tackle climate change fuelling extremes such as heatwaves or coral bleaching events.
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The new wave of climate claptrap

From Musk to Project 2025, the twaddle keeps on coming

Smoke from a chimney in Harbin, China. For the first time, global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases might finally stop rising and head into long-term decline.

What if global emissions went down instead of up?

That turning point could be closer than you think and its consequences may be profound

Climate change and finance are two chronically abbreviation-heavy sectors (for example, QELROS: Quantified Emissions Limitation and Reduction Objectives, from the Kyoto Protocol).
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The unstoppable advance of the acronym

Resistance to irksome abbreviations has proved futile so let’s enjoy the best of them

The closing session of the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday (Nov 22). This year's meeting in Egypt was the 27th in the series, and like last year's in Glasgow, a monster compared to its forebears.

The COP jamboree desperately needs a reboot

Even many participants in these UN-sponsored events say that the meetings are no longer fit for purpose