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When a government or business commits to reaching net zero, it is pledging to remove the same amount of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere as it adds. To date, only 26 countries have adopted the net-zero target, while 104 are still considering it. However, each country has moulded it’s way over the definition on net-zero, targeting different gases to omit from the atmosphere, causing a gap in reaching “net-zero”. For example, China has adopted the stance of ‘carbon neutrality of 2060’, targeting only carbon dioxide emissions. Meanwhile Austria has adopted the ‘climate neutrality of 2050’ stance which targets not only toxic gases, but also seeks to neutralise the impact of human activity on their climate systems as a whole.
Since energy use is responsible for around 73% of the world’s GHG emissions, reducing energy demand by making energy systems more efficient and switching away from fossil fuels to renewable energy are effective ways to reduce emissions. And such policies should be embraced by every country.