The Climate Pledge: 5.4 per cent of global emissions now covered by a net zero by 2040 commitment

Cecilia Keating
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Seattle’s KeyArena stadium has been renamed Climate Pledge Arena after Amazon secured its naming rights last year | Credit: Amazon
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Seattle’s KeyArena stadium has been renamed Climate Pledge Arena after Amazon secured its naming rights last year | Credit: Amazon

Amazon and Global Optimism reveal that 86 more companies have joined the global corporate decarbonisation initiative

More than 200 companies and organisations have now signed up to The Climate Pledge, the corporate decarbonisation initiative which asks that companies commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2040...

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