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Net-zero aspirations fade as companies step back

Net-zero aspirations fade as companies step back

The Illusion of a Green Utopia We were sold this idea of a “green” paradise—no fossil fuels, just a clean world. Yet, the residents of this imagined realm, like the Net-Zero Hobbit, remain blissfully unaware of the tough realities dictated by science, engineering, and economics. When touted by major corporations and governments alike, the dream […]

Trump’s war on net-zero will hit his Republican supporters hardest

In a typical bold presidential election in 2024, Donald Trump hits American oil in the South and Midwest by pledging a dramatic rollback of renewable energy and the burgeoning green transition. He sought to bring together his climate skeptic base in the state. That transition helped him be a signature policy of his predecessor and […]

Wall Street breaks from net-zero climate alliance ahead of Trump term

Big Wall Street banks simultaneously pulled out of the same Net Zero Climate Alliance that was investigated by Republican lawmakers last year and announced just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump took office. From 2021, major banks will join Net Zero, a global group of financial institutions “committed to financing ambitious climate action” to move economies […]

Citigroup joins US lenders in exiting Net-Zero Banking Alliance – Yahoo Finance

(Reuters) – U.S. bank Citigroup said on Tuesday it would withdraw from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a group of global banks committed to curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The move makes Citigroup the third major U.S. financial institution to leave the group, following Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, which departed earlier this month. Financial […]