ZERO PAS NET : Comment les objectifs à « zéro émission nette » dissimulent l’inaction politique

This technical briefing, produced by a coalition of climate justice organizations including Friends of the Earth International and Action Aid, argues that 'net zero' targets are used by governments and polluting companies to mask political inaction and justify continued fossil fuel extraction.

• The term 'net zero emissions' is used by major polluters and governments as a smoke screen to hide inaction and harmful climate activities, allowing them to 'greenwash' their operations and continue polluting.
• Net zero targets often rely on future technologies and forest plantations for carbon capture and storage (BECCS) that are physically impossible to implement at the required scale due to a lack of available land.
• Many net zero goals operate as a form of 'carbon colonialism' by shifting carbon sequestration efforts to lands and forests in the Global South, despite these regions having minimal responsibility for the climate crisis.
• The briefing asserts that targets such as 'net zero by 2050' are insufficient and too late, serving as a collective blank check to continue emitting greenhouse gases in the hope that future technologies can absorb CO2.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). ZERO PAS NET : Comment les objectifs à « zéro émission nette » dissimulent l’inaction politique. https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/zero-pas-net-inaction-politique-climat-document/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. ZERO PAS NET : Comment les objectifs à « zéro émission nette » dissimulent l’inaction politique. n.d. https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/zero-pas-net-inaction-politique-climat-document/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndzero, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{ZERO PAS NET : Comment les objectifs à « zéro émission nette » dissimulent l’inaction politique}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/zero-pas-net-inaction-politique-climat-document/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }