Global oil companies have committed to 'net zero' emissions. It's a sham | Tzeporah Berman and Nathan Taft

The energy industry is like a smoker who goes from one pack a day to two - but claims they're quitting because they switched to filtered cigarettes

The United Nations campaign Race to Zero recently published a paper identifying 20 pathways to reach net zero carbon emissions. In December, the British Oil & Gas Authority published a requirement that oil and gas development be consistent with net zero" (despite approval of new offshore permits). BP, Shell and other multinational companies have all now published their net zero" pathways.

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