How are so many companies getting away with claiming to be carbon-zero in the next 10-20 years when it seems pretty much impossible?

Question

Wouldn’t our entire planet need to be covered in trees for this to even be close to realistic?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

They get away with it because the public has a short memory so any promises they make now for 10+ years in the future don’t really need to be realistic.