Moving business towards net zero

If UN mem­ber states are to keep cli­mate warm­ing with­in the 1.5°C above pre-indus­tri­al lev­el agreed in the Paris accord, busi­ness has to play a key role. A grow­ing num­ber of com­pa­nies are duly pledg­ing to become net-zero emit­ters of green­house gas by 2050, if not soon­er. What do the pri­vate sec­tor’s emis­sions look like now — and what exact­ly are busi­ness­es promis­ing to achieve?