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One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s NetZeroCarbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach . Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative .
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degrees warming or aiming for net-zerocarbon output on most relevant scopes (for most industries, that includes scope 3 ). He joined the Emerging Markets research team in 2013 after working as a credit analyst covering US high-yield energy credits at AB.
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