A new report from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) finds that although every G7 country has a long-term net-zero commitment, the big companies in the main stock market indexes of each of these countries fall far short of a 2°C pathway. SBTi researchers lay out their findings in four illuminating charts. Least bad? France. Worst: Canada. Read more.

Demand for electricity to power electric vehicles is expected to grow exponentially in the next decade – a scenario that could lead to a major uptick in utility bills and the use of dirty power. The answer: cleaner, more efficient grids. WRI’s Emmett Werthmann and Norma Hutchinson lay out three ways that smart charging technology is critical for the success of the transition to electric vehicles. Read more.

Leaders of seven of the world’s wealthiest countries met in the U.K. over the weekend, where they agreed to a target of net-zero by 2050, and to halve their collective emissions by 2030. Despite those bright spots, no one announced a timeline to phase out domestic coal use. Canada and Germany announced climate finance commitments for developing countries, but all told, that funding still falls short of the $100 billion annual goal. Read a statement from WRI’s Lorena Gonzalez, senior associate for UN Climate Finance.