S1 E2: Navigating Net Zero Narratives

Countless companies, including fossil fuel companies, have pledged to achieve net zero emissions. This sounds like great news! But there’s more to the story. We’re talking about what net zero really means and how a company could actually get there while explaining the importance of the Science-Based Targets Initiative. Show Notes: 2:00 The ⁠Carbon Accounting, Reporting, and Management Lab⁠ (CARML) at Northern Arizona University 8:12 2015 Paris Agreement, relevance to the history of net-zero targets, net-zero targets cover 91% of global economy: Net Zero: A short history 14:50 Net Zero Tracker 16:12 Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) 20:03 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) special report, “Global Warming of 1.5 ºC” 21:21 SBTi policy on fossil fuel companies 26:21 article about the CO2 pipeline failure in Satartia, Mississippi: “The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story” from NPR 27:25 ExxonMobil highlighting enhanced oil recovery 27:35 Oxy and net-zero oil 31:05 Net Zero Tracker report Ross references 35:20 List (dashboard) of companies with net-zero targets that the SBTi has validated 35:40 CDP