Over 40% of major companies, cities and regions lack emission reduction targets, shows new report
Tuesday 24 Sep 2024
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The number of companies, cities, and regions with net zero targets increased, up 23%, 8% and 28%, respectively, since the previous Net Zero Stocktake in June 2023. However, more than 40% of major non-state and subnational actors still have no emissions reduction targets.
On measures of integrity, there has been limited improvement in national, subnational and company net zero strategies over the past eighteen months.
The number of company net zero targets meeting all minimum levels of integrity has increased 63% since June 2023, but the absolute number remains low (61 of 1,145).
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