Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says it is time for the world to walk away from the "proven fantasy" of net zero emissions by 2050 and to embrace "real zero" by 2040 instead.
Someone with a bit of ticker because the technology is there," he continued.
"We know the world can go real zero 2040 and I'm reaching out to the business people and politicians across our planet to say it is time now to walk away from this proven fantasy [of] net zero 2050 and adopt real zero 2040," Forrest said.
Net zero refers to the goal of achieving a state of balance between the carbon emitted into the atmosphere and the carbon removed from it.
More than 140 countries, including major polluters such as the U.S., India and the European Union, have adopted plans to reach net zero.
Persons:
Andrew Forrest, Fortescue, Forrest
Organizations:
I'm, European Union
Locations:
U.S, India