Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to ‘greenwash’ their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
— Read on theconversation.com/climate-scientists-concept-of-net-zero-is-a-dangerous-trap-157368

EXTRACT – It’s astonishing how the continual absence of any credible carbon removal technology seems to never affect net zero policies.

Whatever is thrown at it, net zero carries on without a dent in the fender. For some time I assumed I was merely ill-informed or over-cautious. I’ve now realised that we have all been subject to a form of gaslighting. Whether it’s BECCS, afforestation, direct air capture or carbon absorbing unicorns, the assumption is that net zero will work because it has to work.

But beyond fine words and glossy brochures there is nothing there. The emperor has no clothes!!!!!!!!.

James Dyke

Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter