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Governments and companies are committing to cut and counter carbon emissions, but robust strategies to achieve their goals are lacking. Governments and companies are committing to cut and counter carbon emissions, but robust strategies to achieve their goals are lacking.

The CCC expert advisory group on climate action in the private sector has proposed five key ways for businesses to take more robust climate action, including setting credible targets and scaling investments into low-carbon solutions. The report also emphasizes the importance of creating broader change beyond business operations and influencing culture, consumers, and policy.

The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns.

The scientific consensus is we need to aim for negative emissions by phasing out fossil fuels, not just removing carbon from the atmosphere

Oil giant Shell is coming under criticism for its announcement that it will grow its petroleum business, even though it's under a court order to cut emissions because of climate change concerns.

The International Energy Agency said that affluent nations must regain trust by financing clean energy in developing countries. In poorer nations, the implementation of net-zero goals faces significant financial hurdles.

EDRA/GHIN has coordinated a taskforce with home improvement retailers to develop an industry standard for measuring and managing Scope 3 emissions across the supply chain.

A Net Zero Tracker report analyzes net zero targets across countries, governments, and companies, offering a breakdown of how net zero goals are working.

Oil giant Shell is coming under criticism for its announcement that it will grow its petroleum business, even though it's under a court order to cut emissions because of climate change concerns.

The latest round of net-zero pledges from the world’s biggest oil and gas producers are “largely meaningless”, with many of the companies selling off their most carbon-intensive extraction sites to boost their net-zero credentials rather than shutting the