What a sorry bunch of liars. Thank you, Dave, for doing the research!

“It would be easy for me to do… …so let’s do that” 😂 well done!

If you want to name-and-shame, then *name the members of the boards of those companies.*

Wait till you find out how much in tax breaks these companies get.😱🤢😠🤬🤬!

I noticed all the "net-zero" claims a while ago and started wondering what they meant by that too, so I did some research and basically came to the conclusion that it means "let's go on producing huge amounts of greenhouse gasses and hope we find some magic bullet to offset it, because we don't want to actually REDUCE emissions."

I'm sorry to say, but this video is not really shocking, but quite entertaining - all of us know what is happening and your take on it is really entertaining. Thanks! :)

I think you should also name the ones that are in the A tiers so we can support them for doing the right thing.

When I look at old pictures of London when I lived there over fifty years ago and see that all the roofs were black from soot and filth. And now, when I see the videos of London and all the roofs are white including the dome of St. Pauls, I can see the future has brightened amazingly and I suspect will continue to do so.

Yeah it's super annoying hearing all the bullshit from corporations.

We’ve changed all the process heating in our manufacturing process from natural gas fired furnaces to electric heating. We did this without customer or local authority mandate or requirements. The customers are more than happy to find, when they send out their “sustainability surveys” that we are no longer using fossil fuel for process heating. However, they continue to insist we must meet prices from competitors who use less expensive fuel fired processes and don’t want to discuss the price increase we would need to impose if we were to sign up for renewable energy to run our processes. So, at no cost to them, they get to include our process “greenery” in their overall supply data while blocking our path to the next level getting away from dependence on coal fired electric power. Pretty slick, eh?

Thank you :) More people need to know that If we had net zero now it would still be a long time before any 'improvement' took place.

"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it." - James Baldwin

They're so afraid of having a couple of stranded assets that they're ensuring that we all become stranded asses.

This needs to be the new standard for ESG stock portfolios. Every time I looked at the contents of an 'ESG ISA' or 'ESG fund' I audibly groan as I see bunch of fossil fuel big hitters

I recently questioned one of our senior State Senators in North Carolina about his opposition to solar panels being promoted by our 'regulated utility,' Duke Energy, named in your presentation. The bill he introduced was to require the company to set aside, ahead of the build, all the funds necessary to fully remove and recycle the panels and restore all the land used for the solar farm before they would allow any new one ones to be permitted. Normally money would be set aside from revenue over the life of the operation to do this, as opposed to all money up front. Fossil fuel plants "are not" required to do the same (no surprise there). The reason, I believe, is to offset another law in NC where the utility is required to provide the cheapest source of power from available sources. When solar and wind became less expensive, the legislators who were beholden to the fossil fuel industry started "gaming the system," by adding costs to the solar installations. An early attempt (which met with some success) was requiring the company to accept large quantities of Turkey feathers from that vast statewide industry, and find a way to burn it for fuel. (no joke!) Duke has installed large solar farms throughout the Carolinas and are reworking the grid to create a distributed network to allow sources other than power plants to put power on our grid. They also have large wind farms across the midwest and recently earned a Federal license to build a wind farm at Long Bay off the coast of NC. They have shut down a number of coal plants, committing to have all shut down by 2040. Unfortunately, they are replacing some with gas turbines to comply with the law (the latter of which is certainly no net zero solution). Unfortunately, with the system gamed, solar is more costly than gas turbines. (go figure!) Not everyone can afford solar panels on our homes, but it is reasonable for us to do our part by using less energy... and certainly challenge our elected officials who are undermining efforts to decarbonize. In the interim, I expect you will find net zero continuing to be mentioned in their literature. At least I hope so. Certainly a term we need to keep in front of the public. And certainly we can look at the bigger picture instead of a simple word count in literature to determine who the real culprits are in our global narrative.

"so let's do that!" Yest JHaT. I love it you just do that! no clickbait. just nail them to the post on the public square!. love it

Always appreciate the high quality visuals!!!!!

MASSIVE credit here. Thank you for saying what needed to be said. IMHO this video doesn't go nearly far enough; the logic of capital will ALWAYS make "corporate social responsibility" a means to an end (better returns for shareholders). Let's NEVER get this twisted...this was always pure propagandistic manipulation, and every future effort along similar lines will be equally indifferent to anything but shareholder interests. Let's begin by removing all subsidies from these companies, starting with the egg, dairy, meat, and fish industries; use the savings to protect workers in those industries and subsidize foods at the consumer and farmer level. Kraft, Tyson, Cargill, and others don't need subsidies, but some humans could really use a lower grocery bill.

Thank you for your research and presentation. The wire that pulls us out of the dirt is thin, but it is made of bright honest people.

Thank you for easing us into apocalypse with informative well-researched independent content!

It's almost like an economic system predicated on constant growth and maximizing shareholder profit is bullshit or something. Weird.

Thank you for working on this video.

Dave, good content as usual, but I think you should have also namechecked those companies who are doing well according to the report. We need to use both carrot and stick, if some companies are doing well we should give them credit.

buying offsets is one thing, but NO company is even close to being carbon neutral, at this point.

Thank you for breaking down this fantastic report for us! I'm always in awe from these graph animations

I knew about corporate greenwashing but this video gave clear information about the worst culprits - thank you. 👏👏

Western Governments have a lot to answer for legislatively allowing the behaviours of these corrupt companies

Thank you for the investment advice. As you say 'Money talks' and even those of us with little of the stuff can make a difference when working together..

Love your sense of humor and content!!

I was 10:30 in before I realized just how polished your infographics are. Well done.

When companies force their employees to commute back into the office, instead of working from home, their "carbon-reduction initiative" claims are even bigger b.s.

Well done Dave. Good to see you suggesting something ordinary folk can do. 💚

Can't wait to see your report on the cop-out crapshow ;)

COP OUT

I'm net zero in my bank account.....I take out what goes in.

What is it with these people and oil?!?!?! Or at least the original people, whilst the decent ones now try to move forward.

You're always brilliant - but this week you are SUPER-BRILLIANT - clear concise and readable INFORMATION.! Thanks a million

Dave you are so right. I am a corporate officer, and I can tell you that.

This is one of the best videos you've done with a combination of information and action. Thank you.

I love the TV commercials by oil companies that talk about them reaching net zero "in their operations". Has anyone ever said that is what they want? The problem really isn't the amount of greenhouse gases released to get their products from the ground and to the end user. The problem is the greenhouse gases released by using their products. The commercials are clearly designed to mislead people that want to be fooled or aren't looking closely. In a vacuum the pledge is better than nothing but if they are then going to say, "look how much we care about this" then maybe it's not.

You are so, so, so great, thanks so much for *your* perseverance!

Brilliant as always 💚 Stay hopeful

To get green concrete, you have to add green pigments to the concrete. Or do they foolish me ?

You are the only presenter who makes me laugh at information that would otherwise have me pulling my hair out. Your take on our crazy world is in many ways unique, and I applaud you for it. Please keep doing what you’re doing. Great work.

Thank you for persevering in our world 🌎 cause!

As an Albertan, imagine the fun I have with this. However it does align with what I advocate. Yes I might have missed out on some dividends, but does then allow me to call BS on the the emperors new threads.

"So let's do that!" I nearly spat my ice cream 😂

It's important to call out greenwashing, but also important to highlight those companies and countries where it's not 100% greenwashing! It's especially important for the developed countries to enforce compliance and this can best be done by co-operation across industrial sectors and across nations. COP resolutions have to have teeth - i.e. censure and sanction regimes for those actors that don't comply with whatever co-operation is agreed. It reminds me of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties in the 20th century, where the partners agreed to "mutually Trust but verify" and followed through with those agreements😀

@6:30 "Let's do that!" Love it !!

Another excellent video, the idea of checking where your money is invested is a great one

Top-notch work as always, Mr Borlace 🎉🎉🎉

I've never laughed so heartily while receiving such dire and maddening information. "A spoonful of sugar.." 😅

Just shopping elsewhere isn't going to be enough. We need to apply pressure to the government to make them do more.

Great content. Always informative and well researched. Love this channel

Great idea on the pension. Searching right now 👍

Thank you yet again.

In the mid 90's I tried to invest in Green Companies. Every bank or financial institution laughed me out of their office when I told them what I WOULD NOT invest in. Every bad thing for the planet is being backed by people who don't look at where their money is being invested. WE MUST CARE and take it into our own hands to stop giving our money to the bad guys. Every time someone cashes a royalty check from a mining or oil company they are giving these companies carte blanche to do whatever they want.

This channel is well researched. I watch almost every your video

Great video as ever, Dave, but can I mention that there is a good alternative to selling out of all the shares in one's portfolio that are seen as egregious climate offenders. If you are a big institution you could insist that your fund manager actively engages with said companies to get them onto a better track. Big pension funds and big fund managers have a lot of clout and they can use it to good effect in shareholder meetings and in on going dialogue with management. Selling is also valid, but if you sold out of every carbon heavy / hypocritical company in favour of green businesses today, you would end up with quite a concentrated and undiversified savings portfolio.

It is so refreshing to be given such interesting insights into what is happening globally within your field of interest; the fact that you have a wonderful sense of humour, is a huge cherry on the top 😂 many thanks and keep up the good work 🙏👏

Your humor is a wonderful balance to the facts of this dire situation 😊 The SBTI sounds like a real positive. Thanks again for great work, and for having the integrity to offer your thoughts and opinion.

Thanks Dave..appreciate you exposing these top 10 green washing liars. I will personally boycott all their products and tell my friends and family to do the same.

Time for the young generations to take action with extreme prejudice. Children of Kali style.

Yay! You did one for my birthday! Thanks, Dave :)

Great video, and very good advice - thank you.

Thank you so much for your hard work Dave. Outstanding.

Doesn’t Nett Zero also mean that absorption must be part of the calculation too?

Always great information!

You absolutely nailing it, Dave - as always, besides! Many thanks for this excellent video, one more time!

I'll be printing out a copy of the report. And begin to review my investments and what services I use.

Self-improvement is weakness.

To be fair in the us we dont have small trucks because emissions standards make it cheaper to make bigger ones. Lowering greenhouse gas restrictions on light duty trucks could reduce overall co2 emissions if people end up driving smaller vehicles.

Stellantis, Delta seem to be the only two somewhat consumer oriented companies that we can at least apply pressure on as a consumer.

It's not quite this simple though. Chevron and BP have invested significant money (albeit, not enough) in clean energy projects like the Eavor loop. I think the focus needs to be on pressuring them to do more good things and fewer bad things with their money and influence.

That grading scatter-graph looked a lot better than I expected.

I really appreciate you!😊

Just about any company that contracts with China (and likely any number of 3rd world countries) will do lousy on environmental and carbon sequestration concerns. This is why who we buy from is most important. The best way to reduce carbon is to buy from farmers who use restoration agriculture methods (sustainable is a big green-washing term, and regenerative can vary a lot as well). We can now buy eggs from pastured chickens that use chicken tractors. THAT IS PROGRESS. Plqhting trees in the mountains, and using localized rainwater harvesting using onsite materials, starting in the foothills will help draw carbon into the soil and increase green biomass. It will recharge freshwater supplies, reclaim land, create more resources, remediate challenged areas, lessen the effects of catastrophic weather events, lessen losses, as part of low tech, durable solutions. Pushing for more freight and passenger rail (in the US we especially need to expand rail in the West and Midwest) especially in larger countries. High speed rail is a money pit without other rail to support it. In Switzerland they emphasize rail travel that the rich want to ride, and it works. The arrival and departure times are crisp, stations are pleasant and trains adequately comfortable (they also have restrooms, wifi, and avoid the waiting times of airplanes...). We need to press for high-alue improvements, instead of pushing for "innovative tech" that merely plugs an increasing number of holes, at a larcenous prices...

The sarcasm is gold, as always

As always, great video!

Thanks

At least the companies listed are feeling sufficiently uncomfortable to produce the net zero BS. A victory of sorts?

Companies who have a Science-based target through the SBTi are reducing their emissions much quicker than the other companies as well. So a bit of additional good news there as well.

Thank you, Dave.

Timely and appropriate, plus I have shared this

Many Thanks……

Thanks for the Video!

Great video ❤

Maybe it would make a good video to look at what some of the best companies are doing. (It would certainly improve my mood!!) I see that there is only one company in the 'energy' category that meets gets into the 'aligned with Paris..' column, which is the Danish company Orsted. I'd like to know what they are doing right compared to the others. Another excellent video, btw. Love ya style!

Great episode Dave. The SBTI scheme is really important in clearly defining , measuring & reporting how companies are performing against the agreed targets & plans that they have laid out. I work for Aviva & am really pleased that they have taken such a leading role in getting this set up, so they can be confident that they are doing all they can to mitigate their own climate impacts (they have been carbon neutral since 2006-ish). Where you Pension (and banking) investments are held, are a brilliant way to force the direction of progress away from fossil fuels (and undesirable categories), to more sustainable alternatives.

Was hoping to see the top 10 also 😐

LOL That groan sums it up so well... :) Keep on...

Thanks for the truth.

Hi Dave good content, here in NZ we are still on target with the methane emissions . Bio waste produces about 51% methane CH4 natural gas which at the rubbish waste sights Is used for electrical generation also farm cow bio waste is also used to heat and power vehicles The carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are also filtered out before burning the gas

Great to see you own up to your incompetence (re Patreon). Glad you didn't try to 'Wash' over that.

You are awesome! Please Keep doing this work! You make the world a little less horrible place.

11:44 Great advice! Thank you,

Gracias

Great episode but I would change the ending from checking our pensions on where we invest to what brands/companies we buy products from as the real awakening to the corporate world comes from the pocketbook.

Good point. I do want to say that there are differences between companies that are big enough to be doing multiple - often contradictory - things at the same time and those that are literally doing nothing for the environment at all (and that, of course, runs its own gambit too). I think divestment generally is a good tool to wield - but in cases where a company is KINDA doing good but overselling or not doing enough, I'd rather not pull funding and positivity from them because all that means is that the good stuff gets dropped entirely and they double down on the bad stuff even harder. We need to be positive about steps that corporations take in the right direction AND pressure them to keep going. It's a tough balancing act - one that plays out in marketing more than reality far too often. But something I think is worth considering.

THANX FOR THE GREAT RESEARCH🌐