Corporate Knights

JULY 4, 2022

Net-zero pledges have become commonplace among corporations, financial institutions and cities, but questions abound as to whether those companies and governments have real plans in place to achieve them. In many cases, corporations or local governments don’t yet know how they will achieve net-zero status by 2050.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Planned guidance for wider engagement themes and tweaks to the Net Zero Company Benchmark, but inconsistent voting records limiting intended impact. When the initiative launched at the end of 2017, just five of the focus companies had set net zero commitments.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As widely expected, on his first day back in the White House, he signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement and moved to scrap oil and gas exploration restrictions. In 2025, there is likely to be much scrutiny around US President Donald Trumps anti-green agenda.

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