Dear readers, this week we unpacked the confusing world of corporate climate targets...
It seems like every company lately is pledging to tackle the climate crisis. At least a dozen major companies have made headlines this year announcing bold targets. In September alone, AT&T, Facebook, Walmart and Morgan Stanley all pledged to become carbon neutral within the next couple of decades.
These are desperately needed commitments given government inaction on climate change, experts say. And they’re long overdue.
“The public sector has failed to take as much leadership as many, many people think we need to take,” said Michael Vandenbergh, co-director of the Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt Law School. “I think these efforts, overall, are essential.”
But in a sea of impressive-sounding pledges, each using slightly different language, it can be hard to tell what’s meaningful and what’s greenwashing.
We spoke to climate experts to help decode the corporate speak. From "net zero" to "carbon negative," here's how to tell the difference — and how you can hold companies accountable for actually fulfilling their promises.
What do you think? We'd love to hear from you. Cheers, Laura, Amanda and Kyla | 
