{"id":829,"date":"2021-10-29T13:18:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecosocialist.scot\/?p=829"},"modified":"2021-10-29T13:18:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:18:07","slug":"net-zero-still-a-big-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecosocialist.scot\/?p=829","title":{"rendered":"“Net Zero” – Still a Big Con!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier on in the year, ecosocialist.scot reported on “The Big Con”, a report by Friends of the Earth International and other organisations on “net zero” – The Big Con: \u2018Net zero\u2019 emissions is a dangerous hoax<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now we have further evidence of the way that “net zero” is being used by corporations to block climate policy with the publication of an set of case studies compiled by four campaigns listed below.<\/p>\n

“Net Zero” is a significant policy campaign of both the Scottish government and the UK government, the Scottish government even has a dedicated website<\/a> called “Net Zero Nation” with the slogan “Scotland. Let’s do net zero”.<\/p>\n

But this research shows how “net zero” is an empty slogan and is being used as greenwashing by six major corporate players – BP, Microsoft, Drax, IETA, BlackRock and Shell.<\/p>\n

One of the essential slogans of the COP26 Coalition call for a Global Day for Climate Justice on 6 November<\/a> is<\/p>\n

“We Need Real Zero, Not Net Zero<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

This needs to ring and loudly and clearly across Glasgow and Scotland on 6 November!<\/p>\n

We reproduce the press report from the Corporate Europe Observatory that links to the new evidence.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

On the road to COP26, corporations are using \u201cnet zero\u201d to block effective climate policy and greenwash their image while maintaining business-as-usual. Alongside\u00a0Corporate Accountability<\/a>,\u00a0Friends of the Earth International<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Global Forest Coalition<\/a>, CEO has looked into the\u00a0\u201cnet zero\u201d conning and COP26 greenwashing of six major corporate players, but they\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

In June 2021, more than 70 climate justice groups around the world launched a report,\u00a0\u201cThe Big Con\u201d<\/a>. This report built on previous reports and analysis of \u201cnet zero\u201d and revealed how Big Polluters across various economic sectors are advancing a \u201cnet zero\u201d agenda to delay climate action, deceive the public, and deny the need for real, urgent, and meaningful action. This fact file builds on \u201cThe Big Con\u201d by providing more detail on the \u201cnet zero\u201d agendas of six major corporate players. These corporate actors include COP26 sponsors, Big Oil and Gas majors, and key influencers in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as well as in other \u201cnet zero\u201d related initiatives such as the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM) and the Race to Zero.<\/p>\n

Read the 2 page summary\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the more in-depth factfile\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

Published by Corporate Europe Observatory<\/a>, 28 October 2021<\/p>\n

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