The scary new climate report means fossil fuel use needs to start falling, fast
By Sammy Roth, Russ Mitchell and Sam Dean Photo: Michael Owen Baker / For The Times
Scientists have said that zeroing out planet-warming emissions by midcentury is needed to stave off the worst consequences of the climate crisis. But there’s a giant gap between the many companies that have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and the much faster action the new report makes clear is desperately needed.
08/09/21