We now have a welcome definition of net zero - here's what that might mean for nature

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Companies must both cut emissions and significantly increase investment in nature-based solutions if global climate goals are to be reached, writes Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are not a substitute for industrial greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Period. If countries or companies use them as such, we have no hope of achieving the goals of the Paris...

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