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Utopian Net Zero Just Got Riskier

Consider the argument that net zero commitments by U.S. companies are indefensible.

First, it is possible that every U.S. corporation could meet its net zero commitments and yet have no impact on global warming so long as other countries keep emitting greenhouse gases.

Second, one of the primary beneficiaries of corporate net zero commitments is China, arguably the greatest geopolitical adversary of the United States.

Among other things, while net zero commitments undermine U.S. energy independence, prosperity, and national security, China is not similarly limited.

Third, another problematic beneficiary of U.S. corporate net zero commitments is the European Union.

The EU is home to corporations that have been so hamstrung by climate hysteria regulations as to make them utterly uncompetitive with U.S. firms but for the voluntary self-sabotage of U.S. corporations similarly hamstringing themselves.

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Fourth, net zero commitments open companies up to unnecessary litigation for, among other things, greenwashing, and potentially embroil the company in conflict with the Trump administration. They also potentially put a boycott bullseye on the company if customers piece together the connection between corporate net zero commitments and higher energy........

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