Report: Firms must invest in tropical forests to keep 1.5C on track

Michael Holder
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Exclusive: Paper from US non-profit Emergent highlights importance of investing in forestry protection efforts as part of corporate net zero strategies

There are no credible trajectories for staying within the totemic 1.5C global warming threshold of the Paris Agreement without ending deforestation this decade, underscoring the urgent need for companies...

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