Major multinationals falling short on ‘net zero’ climate pledges, report claims
By France24
07 February 2022 |
1:11 pm
Some of the world's top corporations have made bold promises to reach carbon neutrality. But according to a report from the New Climate Institute, many of them are far off track from their own targets. Also, Japanese conglomerate Toshiba revises its restructuring plan, and cryptocurrency exchanges are planning to spend big at the Super Bowl.
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