John Daysh,
Net Zero would be fantastic were it not for the fact that it is impossible to achieve. Net Zero is like Democracy, every idealist thinks of it as a real solution regarding other people but not themselves.
As long as we need to dig up metals & minerals & replace them with pollution, Net Zero is a hugely costly mistake that makes those holding the shorter stick have miserable lives.
There is no but & "reducing" emission is not Net Zero & never will be.
The claim that critics of this hypocrisy can't look & plan ahead is itself a hypocrisy. Produce an energy plant with a Net Zero footprint & every Nation will buy it & use it. To squander billions of other peoples' Dollars for a pipe dream is nothing short of criminal & proponents should be made accountable instead of letting them write off their propaganda costs. All at everyone else's expense as has been the con for many decades. The con needs to stop, come up with a real solution !

Indyvidual,

Net zero isn't about eliminating all emissions - it's about balancing them by reducing what we can and offsetting the rest. That’s not a loophole - it’s literally what the term means. You can disagree with the approach, but pretending it means “zero emissions ever” is just misinformed.

You claim net zero is “impossible,” yet dozens of countries are already reducing emissions and growing their economies. In fact, Australia’s grid is over 40% renewable - not from idealism, but because it’s cheaper, faster to build, and more reliable than the ageing coal fleet that keeps falling over.

As for your “real solution” challenge: that’s what net zero is. It’s a plan. A roadmap. Not a silver bullet - a transition. You say it’s a pipe dream while demanding a magic zero-footprint power plant that doesn’t exist. That’s not realism, that’s fantasy.

If you think climate policies are a “con,” you’ll need to explain why insurance companies, defence departments, and energy corporations are all investing heavily in mitigation and adaptation - or do you think they’ve all fallen for the same “hoax”?

The truth is, fossil fuels are becoming less viable - not because of propaganda, but because they’re being outcompeted. Net zero isn't a burden. It’s how we avoid the real cost: clinging to a dying system until it fails everyone.