177 companies have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050

Published in IISD on Tuesday, Dece. 17, 2019
Written by Catherine Benson Wahlén

As part of the campaign on ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C — Our Only Future,’ 177 companies have pledged to set emissions reductions targets that align with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and reaching net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050. This doubles the number of signatories that have committed to such action since the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019, when the first companies announced their commitment. Read the original article here.