Dozens of corporate giants agree to cut emissions as UN turns to climate

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Nearly 90 major companies have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a major United Nations climate summit on Monday, organizers said.

We Mean Business, a coalition of climate advocacy groups, announced on Sunday that companies including Nestle, L’Oreal and French building material manufacturer Saint-Gobain agreed to cut emissions to net zero by 2050.

Other companies, including telecom company Nokia and British drug manufacturer AstraZeneca, vowed to align production with the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goals to limit the increase in average global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

We Mean Business said the 87 companies that have responded to a U.N. call to reduce have a collective market capitalization of more than $2.3 trillion.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/462487-dozens-of-corporate-giants-agree-to-cut-emissions-as-un-turns-focus

[Newest Reality]

1. Pledge?

Let the greenwashing commence. It feels good, like a nice, hot shower. Ah!

Public relations are so useful and effective and bide time until the news cycle churns out another spectacle and the induced amnesia sets in. Without legal requirements, on paper and fully reinforced, expect nothing but feel good intentions from corporations.