Read time: 6 mins
By Oliver Miltenberger, The University of Melbourne and Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley
Originally published in The Conversation
Hundreds of companies, including major emitters like United Airlines, BP and Shell, have pledged to reduce their impact on climate change and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. These plans sound ambitious, but what does it actually take to reach net-zero and, more importantly, will it be enough to slow climate change?
