Article 6RBFN Andrew Forrest says net zero is ‘fantasy’ so his goal is ‘real zero’. What does he mean – and can he achieve it? | Temperature Check

Andrew Forrest says net zero is ‘fantasy’ so his goal is ‘real zero’. What does he mean – and can he achieve it? | Temperature Check

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Graham Readfearn
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The mining tycoon says his iron ore business will stop using fossil fuels by the end of the decade without carbon offsets or carbon capture and storage

About $45 trillion of global business revenue is covered by corporate net zero emissions" pledges but iron ore billionaire Andrew Twiggy" Forrest thinks the whole net zero thing is fantasy".

Now is the time to walk away from net zero 2050, that hasn't been anything really but a con to maintain fossil fuels," Forrest said last week.

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