Corporate ‘net zero’ targets often ‘misleading’ and ‘ambiguous’

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Big companies around the world have promised to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by sometime before mid-century. But according to a new analysis of 25 corporate net zero targets from companies including Ikea, Google and Amazon, the math doesn’t add up for many of these pledges. Host Marco Werman has more. 

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