“Setting a net-zero target is great – the earlier the better. But there’s a risk that countries fixate too much on the end goal, and don’t care about how they get there.” #owid #ourworldindata #hannahritchie https://open.substack.com/pub/hannahritchie/p/net-zero-delay?r=5ah19&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Net-zero: it’s not just where you end up, but how you get there that matters

Delaying emissions cuts makes climate change worse, even if countries reach net-zero in 2050.

Sustainability by numbers