ExxonMobil vows to achieve 'net zero' operations by 2050

Cecilia Keating
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ExxonMobil vows to achieve 'net zero' operations by 2050

But oil major fails to establish targets for Scope 3 emissions that account for at least 85 per cent of its total emissions output

US oil major ExxonMobil announced yesterday that it plans to achieve net zero across its "operated assets" by 2050, tapping a range measures from energy efficiency and electrification to methane mitigation...

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