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730+ groups call upon global leaders to deliver #RealZero through rapid & permanent emissions cuts & real solutions, not dangerous techno-fixes, like carbon capture, blue hydrogen, geoengineering, or carbon markets & accounting tricks.
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This call comes as governments and corporations at #COP26 unveil “#NetZero” climate pledges, many of which are being used to greenwash climate inaction and justify “business-as-usual” fossil fuel production.

#NetZeroIsNotZero #KeepItInTheGround
“Climate leadership will not be measured decades from now, but rather by the pace and scale of concrete, near-term actions taken today.”

It's time to invest in #RealZero solutions, no more techno-fixes, geoengineering, carbon markets, or accounting tricks.
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700+ organizations are sending a clear message to our leaders gathered at #COP26: "No more far-off & empty #NetZero pledges. The time to commit to achieving #RealZero is NOW!"

Follow this thread to learn what are some of the key problems with the current #NetZero plans đŸ§”đŸ‘‡ Image: Petrochemical plant ...
1⃣ #NetZero = Avoid responsibility

The ‘net’ in Net Zero is being used by governments and industries to avoid responsibility for past, present, and future emissions and create a false sense of climate progress. Image
2⃣ #NetZero = Ignore the urgent need for action

Net Zero by 2050 simply means a pledge that in 30 years’ time, governments will offset that year’s pollution – with no guarantee they will substantially cut emissions in the decades preceding. Image
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