GM's Latest Plan Officially Spells Disaster For The Corvette

For years, General Motors (GM) has been saying it's committed to an all-electric future but hasshied away from creating hard target dates. GM's CEO Mary Barra has said America's largest automaker "is on a path to an all-electric future," over and over again, but has now finally committed to a target year to go emissions-free. GM is still hedging its language, though, and says it "aspires to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035." Further to that, the automaker uses stronger language in announcing that "GM plans to be carbon neutral by 2040 in its global products and operations."

这是一个重要的声明,但在李落ne with what a lot of the industry is pledging. The language of GM's press release is what interests us most here. "General Motors is committed to reaching carbon neutrality in its global products and operations by 2040, supported by a commitment to science-based targets," GM says. That's a strong statement given the rise of science denial and its politicization. GM has also joined Volkswagen, Ford, and several other automakers joining the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5°C emissions plan. Holding to the 1.5-degree Celsius global rise in temperature is how experts believe we can limit climate change damage.