Setting the gears in motion: Why the path to net zero must not grind to a halt

Challenges remain but hope for cleaner planet still strong

Amid the coronavirus crisis, climate change has continued to dominate headlines and remains a top priority for political leaders around the world.

Last month marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, which also coincided with a virtual climate summit co-hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron.  The Agreement was designed by nations to keep global temperatures to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1°C through achieving net-zero global emissions by 2050. A truly ambitious set of objectives signed up to at the time by 197 countries. Top 20 Covid-19 responders: Which companies rose to the occasion to fight pande...