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Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans – companies and countries expect nature to offset too much carbon

  • Written by Doreen Stabinsky, Professor of Global Environmental Politics, College of the Atlantic
Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans – companies and countries expect nature to offset too much carbonCompanies' net-zero pledges count on vast expanses of forest to hold carbon so they can continue emitting.AFP via Getty Images

Net-zero emissions pledges to protect the climate are coming fast and furious from companies, cities and countries. But declaring a net-zero target doesn’t mean they plan to stop their greenhouse gas emissions...

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