{"id":55888,"date":"2020-12-06T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T12:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55888"},"modified":"2020-12-06T07:55:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T12:55:37","slug":"net-zero-everyone-from-countries-to-companies-is-talking-about-it-but-what-does-it-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55888","title":{"rendered":"NET ZERO \u2014 Everyone, from countries to companies, is talking about it \u2013 But what does it really\u00a0mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

NET ZERO \u2014 Everyone, from countries to companies, is talking about it \u2013 But what does it really\u00a0mean?<\/a><\/h3>\n

BEWARE \u2014 Turns out that not all Net Zeros are created equal \u2013 Some are \u201cgreenwashing\u201d with big loopholes to slip through. \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ClimateAdam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cYou see, everyone from countries to companies are announcing their net zero targets. But there\u2019s a lot hiding behind this little number. And sometimes net zero can mean nothing at all. Let\u2019s start be looking at this crucial little word: \u201cnet\u201d. This simply means that overall emissions have to add to zero. So there still can be some emissions, they just need to be cancelled out by absorptions\u2026say by planting trees to suck carbon out of the air. But not all \u201cnet zeroes\u201d are created equal. Some are cast much wider than others. And some have much bigger loopholes to slip through. Take my own country \u2013 the UK. Last year, the UK made history by setting a net zero target for all greenhouse gases by [the year] 2050. But don\u2019t celebrate just yet. The fine print shows that the UK is happy to make others do the hard work. The target allows the UK to get other, poorer countries to clean up our mess, absorbing the carbon dioxide that we\u2019re emitting. \u2026 But our enthusiasm should have just as many loopholes as the announcements themselves. Because if we\u2019re not working hard to end our emissions, then these announcements really do mean zero.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014ClimateAdam<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Below is my repost of an embedded 6-minute video of ClimateAdam\u2019s expose of the fine print and greenwashing accompanying \u201cnet zero\u201d pledges of emission reductions by 2050. Accompanying Adam\u2019s brilliant analysis is my transcript of his narrative, some added images, and, at the bottom, an embedded video of Adam\u2019s related flick, \u201cToo Late to Stop Climate Change.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Alternatively, watch Adam\u2019s video, without my transcript of course, by clicking on the following linked title to his You Tube site.<\/p>\n

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