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Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix

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  • Joeri Rogelj
  • Oliver Geden
  • Annette Cowie
  • Andy Reisinger

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To limit warming, action plans from countries and companies must be fair, rigorous and transparent.

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  • Joeri Rogelj & Oliver Geden & Annette Cowie & Andy Reisinger, 2021. "Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix," Nature, Nature, vol. 591(7850), pages 365-368, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:591:y:2021:i:7850:d:10.1038_d41586-021-00662-3
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3
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