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Despite the federal U.S. retreat, the global ambition to slash emissions and reach net zero remains intact, with commitments from cities, regions and companies rising steadily, according to Net Zero Stocktake 2025. The annual assessment by the Net Zero Tracker (NZT) — which reviews both the quantity and quality of global climate commitments — finds that 77% of global GDP is still covered by national net zero commitments. Corporate net zero is maturing: Net zero targets remain a defining feature of the global economy, with a clear majority of the…

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South Africa’s trade-oriented economy faces mounting risks as companies decarbonise supply chains and countries begin to impose penalties on carbon-intensive imports. A new report from the Net Zero Tracker, Carbon Competitiveness: South Africa at the Net Zero–Trade Nexus, finds that the country’s coal-dependent power grid — which drives up embodied CO2 emissions (1) — makes it uniquely vulnerable, threatening billions in export revenue and hundreds of thousands of jobs. Key findings: 78% of South Africa’s $135 billion in exports go to countries with net zero targets — supporting 1.2 million…

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