Net Zero: a knot of naught

Will big climate targets help? No, unless governments and companies demonstrate one basic thing

There are always useful options if we’re willing to unpick the knots.

(This post is also available as a podcast, here.)

People ask me if I believe Net Zero goals will keep us from destroying more of our environment if more companies and governments sign on. My answer is, unfortunately: No.

There is one thing I believe will help to address the ecological and societal harms that are playing out through our industrial activities, enabled by many governments at all levels. I’ll share it off the top so you can take it or leave it. (I expect most will leave it. If you stick around you get a nice cozy handknit blankie as a reward, though.)

I’ll also provide evidence to back up my answer. This is information that has been signed off by my own head of state and a couple corporate legal counsels, published on their respective websites. I’ll do this so you can see for yourself the naughtiness of Net Zero and the knottiness of even so-called leading approaches.

What’s one thing that *will* help?

Here it is. Deep breath. It’s simple: