Existing pledges tend to ignore emissions caused by the distribution and consumption of petroleum products, and not a single fossil fuel company has committed to ending oil and gas production by 2050.
The city of Copenhagen, often celebrated as one of the world’s greenest for its cycling culture and other initiatives, recently defaulted on its pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2025. This early failure in the global race to net zero emissions (a...
Net zero policies will not keep warming to within 1.5°C because they were never intended to.
“Net Zero” is the wrong goal. Here’s why we need to change the conversation and push for “Real Zero” instead.