Less than a quarter of world’s top companies meeting climate targets

Fewer than one in four of the world's largest companies are on track to meet basic climate change targets, according to a new study published on Thursday.

But the study found that 15 percent of the companies listed on leading indices including the FTSE 100, S&P 100, DAX and Nikkei do not publish their greenhouse gas emissions.Climate change could cut 63 countries' credit ratings by 2030 – studyThe 2015 Paris Agreement seeks to limit global warming at 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and if possible, no more than 1.5 Celsius.

"In fact, despite the growing number of commitments, average carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased since 2015.

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