Article 6JQX7 Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says

Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says

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UTS researchers say firms including Coles, Woolworths, Telstra, Rio Tinto and Qantas have no comprehensive, independently verified and fully costed plan' to reduce emissions

Ten of Australia's best-known corporations - including Coles, Telstra, Woolworths and Qantas - have no clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels despite having targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report.

The companies were also failing to report clearly the impact of their businesses on the climate warming caused directly or indirectly from land clearing.

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