What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals By Reuters – Investing.com

  • Date: 21-Jun-2021
  • Source: Investing.com
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Middle East
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What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals By Reuters – Investing.com

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists say the world needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030 to have any hope of meeting Paris Agreement targets for the middle of the century and averting catastrophic warming.

Yet 41 of the world's 250 biggest corporate emitters - or 16% - are only just starting to assess their emissions, with no reduction targets set for any year, an analysis of data from research firm Signal Climate Analytics found.