Over 40% of major companies, cities and regions lack emission reduction targets, shows new report

Published on September 23, 2024
  • The number of companies, cities, and regions with net zero targets increased, up 23%, 8% and 28%, respectively, since the previous Net Zero Stocktake in June 2023. 
  • However, more than 40% of major non-state and subnational actors still have no emissions reduction targets. 
  • On measures of integrity, there has been limited improvement in national, subnational and company net zero strategies over the past eighteen months. 
  • The number of company net zero targets meeting all minimum levels of integrity has increased 63% since June 2023, but the absolute number remains low (61 of 1,145). 
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