World Economic Forum CEO Climate Leaders call for continued action toward net-zero emissions

World Economic Forum CEO Climate Leaders call for continued action toward net-zero emissions

This letter invites more CEOs to make net-zero commitments and to join the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders to turn commitments into action ahead of COP26.

This is a follow-up from the letter sent to participants, and the launch of the Net-Zero Challenge, in January 2020.



Dear members, partners and friends of the World Economic Forum:

Climate change remains the greatest global challenge we face in the coming years. While countries struggle with the immense human tragedy of the COVID-19 crisis, and the associated economic consequences and societal disruption, it is important we strive to ensure that climate action does not become a second-tier priority in the recovery. The COVID crisis offers the opportunity for a Great Reset and to build back better. Greenhouse gas emissions dropped for the first time since the Second World War“”by about 6-8% in 2020 and we need an equivalent sustained reduction every year for the next 30 years to get us on track for the Paris Agreement.

Last year, we wrote a letter asking all Forum members for a commitment to set a target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner. This challenge was born out of the first