What is Net Zero

Five years ago, the United Nations Paris climate agreement set a ceiling for global warming at well below 2 °C, ideally 1.5 °C relative to pre-industrial levels. To achieve this everyone from the United States, China, the European Union, to the technology firm Microsoft and even an alliance of European airports are saying they will achieve “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions this century. But what is Net Zero? And is it the solution to global warming?

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What is Net Zero is an episode from Climate Change for Beginners: An Extinction Rebellion Podcast by Dr. Ciaran O'Carroll.

This episode is 00:05:01 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2021.

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