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Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not ...


Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not ...

Net zero pledges are powerful, visible, simple… and utterly insufficient. At best, we still over-emit. At worst, these discriminate against poor, ...

It is unfair to push poor countries to reach zero carbon emissions too ...

Developing nations need energy, which may require a little fossil fuel · Present net-zero plans are not just unfair – they are insufficient · Rich ...

Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not ...

Net zero is indeed not enough - we already have too much CO2 in the atmosphere to achieve a steady state. Global heating will continue (more solar heat ...

It's About Progress, Not Perfection, in Real Estate Net-Zero Pledges

This is because the carbon removal and capture technologies being depended on to remove vast quantities of carbon in the 2040s and 2050s might ...

Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not ...

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report highlighted that we need to end carbon emissions by 2050 to keep global ...

Opinion | Don't be fooled by 'net zero' pledges - The Washington Post

The past few months have seen a giddying flurry of countries and companies committing to achieving “net zero” carbon emissions by mid-century.

Net zero: From good intentions to real change

If you were to ask any well-informed person whether the transition to net zero was an urgent environmental and business imperative, they would ...

Are Big Companies' Net-Zero Pledges a Well-Intentioned Shell Game?

But is “net-zero” the right goal? It seems like carbon-heavy industries can keep doing business as usual and then buy indulgences to pretend ...

Net-Zero Emissions: Good Climate Science, Bad Climate Policy

But as past experience has shown and numerous activists and scholars have warned, a global land rush for carbon offsetting will have significant ...

The False Promise of Corporate Carbon Neutrality

“Net-zero” and “carbon-neutral” are prominent corporate climate pledges … that won't come to anything. Cite; share; comment; print ...

Mind the Gaps: How the UN Climate Plan Fails to Follow the Science

But there are two very different methodologies in use for calculating net zero: a scientific method used by IPCC scientists to measure carbon in ...

Net zero targets among world's largest companies double, but…

“Expecting fossil fuel companies to go net zero might seem like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas. But even in a fossil-free world we will ...

Some Companies Net-Zero Pledges Aren't as Good as They Sound

At COP26, the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, governments and businesses put forward ambitious-sounding plans to de-carbonize.

The Promise and Pitfalls of Net-Zero Pledges - NRDC

Google, whose Mountain Valley, California, headquarters is shown here, became carbon neutral in 2007. ... It's the race to zero. In an effort to ...

Net-zero pledges grow; ambition falls short | United Nations

A new report surveyed 4000 of these, finding good intentions, but not enough ambition, including around the use of carbon offsets.

Corporate Net-Zero Pledges: The Bad and the Ugly

The recipe for effective decarbonization is simple: use reduction methods that guarantee absolute emissions reductions. Are the Targets Aligned ...

Net-zero carbon pledges must be meaningful to avert climate disaster

For some, net zero means removing greenhouse gases from all of their processes, including taking steps to offset historical emissions. But ...

What makes a good net zero carbon emissions pledge? - BBC

There is good scientific reason to treat greenhouse gases differently. Carbon dioxide is the main driver of climate change, and the amount of ...

The Complicated Popularity of Net-Zero Emissions Climate Targets

Companies may lose money due to carbon taxes and other regulatory risks if they don't decarbonize, as well as physical and reputational risks. “ ...

Are Net-Zero Emission Pledges Credible? - The Regulatory Review

But it is not clear how governments will translate their pledges into concrete policies, especially if this will require substantial changes to ...