The rise of net zero

Since the term was first pop­u­larised at the land­mark Paris Cli­mate Con­fer­ence in 2015, net-zero com­mit­ments have been spring­ing up around the world. Gov­ern­ments have enshrined them into law, and com­pa­nies have start­ed embed­ding them into their cor­po­rate strate­gies. But how mean­ing­ful are these promis­es, and where do gaps remain?