As a result, we are currently on track for a 0.5% cut in global emissions from 2010 levels by 2030, when a 45% drop is needed to avoid climate catastrophe. Companies are, if anything, even better bullshitters than governments, and the fossil fuel giants are masters. But its plans for carbon capture and storage cover less than 1% of its 2019 carbon emissions. But its most enthusiastic backers are incumbent fossil fuel companies. Don’t think there is no real climate action: renewable energy and electric cars are accelerating rapidly.

Source: The Guardian May 06, 2021 13:52 UTC