Net Zero

Carbon Restrictions Are Finally Here to Bend the Emissions Curve

If the world wants to slow global warming, advancing clean technologies won’t be enough. We have to do the hard work of cutting fossil-fuel use

Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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In the science-fiction novel The Ministry for the Future, a devastating heat wave in India kills 20 million people and spurs the creation of a secretive group called the Children of Kali. One of its tactics is to sabotage fossil-fuel powered ships and planes, which forces countries and companies to adopt zero-carbon alternatives to keep the economy ticking.