Net-zero pledges growing but integrity lacking: study
The Peninsula
Paris: While more countries, companies and cities are setting net zero targets, many of their pledges to slash carbon emissions lack integrity, said a...
Paris: While more countries, companies and cities are setting net-zero targets, many of their pledges to slash carbon emissions lack integrity, said a study published Monday.
Net Zero Tracker, a research partnership between four organisations, annually reviews the climate pledges of more than 4,000 governments, states, cities, and major corporations.
Nearly 60 percent of the approximately 2,000 listed companies under its watch have vowed to eliminate their carbon footprints, it said: 23 percent up on its last assessment in 2023.
There was a "significant rise" in net-zero goals adopted by companies in Asia, it added.
In all, 148 countries have set net-zero goals, added.
