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25 Sep 2019

Author:
Jillian Ambrose, Guardian (UK)

Most of world's biggest firms 'unlikely' to meet Paris climate targets

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More than four fifths of the world’s largest companies are unlikely to meet the targets set out in the Paris climate agreement by 2050, according to fresh analysis of their climate disclosures. A study of almost 3,000 publicly listed companies found that just 18% have disclosed plans that are aligned with goals to limit rising temperatures to 1.5C of pre-industrialised levels by the middle of the century...The analysts found more than a third of the world’s top 200 companies still do not disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, despite rising concern that urgent action is needed to avert dangerous levels of global heating...However, these efforts will not be enough to keep a lid on temperatures in the longer term. The analysis shows...more than a quarter are likely to push temperatures up by at least 2.7C.

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