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VCM Code of Practice Launches, with Google, Unilever and Hitachi on Board

Chris Hall

At the same time, carbon offsetting has come in for criticism for being a substitute for real climate action, distracting from the challenge of cutting emissions from business and industrial processes in line with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. .

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

Greenhouse gases can be removed through natural processes, like growing trees, or potentially through new technologies, like “direct air capture” or underground carbon sequestration. The idea of net zero gained attention at the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate, with the goal for global emissions to reach net zero by 2050.