Unless there are tireless watchdogs willing to monitor and speak up, the big companies will keep preening and congratulating themselves on how forward-thinking they are in matters of environmental stewardship, i.e. being carbon neutral.
By 2050.
I’m sure someone at Honda has done the math, but in case they haven’t, that’s still a few weeks more than 26 years from now. More than a quarter of a century. From now.
If there’s no sense of urgency being impressed upon these behemoths, they will be only too happy to pick comfortable dates for themselves. And the desired effect will be achieved: they can make it look like they care without really caring.