The planet is warming at a record pace. So why are many companies retreating from their climate targets?

After more than 190 countries signed the Paris Accord in 2015 — codifying an international push to keep global temperatures well below 2 C warming from pre-industrial levels — many companies made bold climate pledges. But meeting them is a tougher proposition.

The planet is warming at a record pace. So why are many companies retreating from their climate targets?
A man in a baseball cap with his back to the camera stands in muddy waters up his legs as motorists approach in a storm.

After more than 190 countries signed the Paris Accord in 2015 — codifying an international push to keep global temperatures well below 2 C warming from pre-industrial levels — many companies made bold climate pledges. But meeting them is a tougher proposition.