Global Carbon Emissions Hit Another Record High In 2023 Despite Strong Renewables Growth
ForbesFEB 2024
Report: 80% of CO2 Emissions Linked to Just 57 Companies
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The Spin
Narrative A
It's shocking that so few powerful corporations and multinationals are the leading drivers of the global climate crisis. The cohort continues to profit from extracting fossil fuels when it should be slowing down production. This report's findings will allow international institutions to hold the culprits accountable for climate damages.
Narrative B
This report is sensationalizing a picture that could change in the future. Companies worldwide have been taking voluntary action to meet net zero emissions targets and invest in renewable energy, including the world's biggest oil and gas producers agreeing to cut methane emissions from their wells and drilling by more than 80% by 2030. This is all happening despite the debate on climate change not being settled.