Race to Zero: Few firms making 'strong progress' against deforestation targets

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Race to Zero: Few firms making 'strong progress' against deforestation targets

Major new analysis warns that protecting rainforests and decarbonising the industries that are driving deforestation is crucial to meeting 2050 net zero targets

Global climat targets are at risk of being missed without urgent action to tackle tropical deforestation that is largely fuelled by global supply chains, a major new report has today warned. Analysis...

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