Net Zero Targets Still Not Set by a Third of Global Firms, Research ...
Net Zero Targets Still Not Set by a Third of Global Firms, Research ...
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Net Zero Targets Still Not Set by a Third of Global Firms, Research ...
Overemphasis on innovation and carbon removal risks distracting from main goal of stopping use of fossil fuels, say scientists
With its first-ever target for CO2 geological storage, the European Commission's Net-Zero Industry Act has the potential to truly mitigate the effects of fossil fuels on the environment - but in order to be effective, the legislation needs to cover all oil and gas companies, write Kayla Cohen and Eli Mitchell-Larson.
The Net Zero Stocktake 2023 report found that many companies and sub-national governments with "net-zero" emissions targets lack clear criteria or plans for reaching those goals.
Though a growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” to curb climate change, those goals are rarely supported by a credible plan,