'We cannot afford slow movers and fake movers': UN Secretary-General warns weak climate targets will derail net zero transition

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At launch of new UN net zero scrutiny group, António Guterres argues that ensuring credibility and environmental integrity of net zero pledges is 'essential' to tackling the climate crisis

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has today warned that companies that fail to establish credible emissions reduction goals threaten to derail the net zero transition, arguing that it is...

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