U.S. climate summit aims for a new carbon goal: zero
by Sebastien Malo

Thomson Reuters Foundation    Translate This Article
14 September 2018

On 14 September 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation reported: When the chairman of Indian conglomerate Mahindra announced on stage at a climate summit in San Francisco that his $20 billion multinational would slash its greenhouse gas emissions to zero, it came as a surprise --- even to the company's chief sustainability officer. ... At a summit -- which aims to give momentum to the fight by cities, regions and businesses against climate change -- there is an increasing buzz about efforts to fully eliminate -- or offset -- emissions. Global Good News service views this news as a sign of rising positivity in the field of science, documenting the growth of life-supporting, evolutionary trends.

'There's something great about ... the power of zero in focusing minds,' said Jonathan Shopley, managing director at Natural Capital Partners, a London-based company that provides carbon consulting and carbon offsetting services to clients.

'It's a concept that everybody gets,' he said at a panel on the sidelines of the summit. ...

At the summit, attended by 4,500 delegates from city and regional governments worldwide as well as industries, promises to achieve net-zero emissions have been a major focus.

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