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#The race to net-zero is on — but no one wins if we take shortcuts

#The race to net-zero is on — but no one wins if we take shortcuts

With the 2050 deadline looming, the switch to electric is now inevitable. But we’d be fools to believe that the journey will be easy. So, in the wake of a surge of carbon neutrality announcements from car manufacturers, and continued uncertainty about what constitutes credible net-zero targets, Polestar is calling for action over aspirations.

Green intentions and opaque promises all sound impressive, but climate neutrality isn’t open to interpretation. Either something is, or it isn’t. Greenwashing only serves to obstruct real progress, leading people to believe they’re making a difference when they actually aren’t.

Climate neutrality can only be achieved by reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through removal or elimination. Through effort and innovation. The time has come to clean up the automotive industry.

Credit: Polestar

1.5°C of difference

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, governments agreed to implement measures to keep the rise in global temperature below 2°C. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change corrected this to a maximum of 1.5°C.

With the point of no return rapidly approaching and accountability in the hands of us all,  GHG emissions must halve by 2030, and drop to net-zero by 2050.

 

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