Lila Holzman, energy program manager with As You Sow, which works with shareholders and businesses on corporate responsibility plans, said her group encourages companies to set big goals that align with the targets scientists have determined are necessary to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of global warming while also charting out more feasible shorter-term steps that get them started on the right path.

“We get the whole gamut of these types of commitments and it’s on the public and investors to ask for the details,” Holzman said.

Research shows the growing number of pledges should have a measurable impact, but a review by the Climate Action Tracker found that the corporate emissions reductions would not be enough to get the globe on track to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord. Read Full Article - The Hill, September 24, 2020