Research: Geopolitical and economic turbulence hampering companies' net zero progress

Michael Holder
clock • 6 min read
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Global surveys of business leaders suggest only a fifth of biggest firms are on track for net zero as they face 'inflection point' for clean energy transition

Less than a fifth of the world's biggest companies are on track to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, according to new research that warns some corporate decarbonisation efforts are slowing as firms wrestle...

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