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NRG Energy 2021 Sustainability Report: A Business Structure for Sustainability Success

3BL Media

Sustainable Development Goals. Launched in 2015, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global set of goals, targets, and indicators developed by the United Nations to guide countries, communities, and organizations in their work to create a sustainable world by 2030. Carbon offsets. Energy storage.

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Corporate climate standards are falling short. What if we change how we incentivize net-zero action?

Corporate Knights

Axelsson and her co-authors are by no means the first to criticize existing corporate carbon accounting practices. Over the past several years, academics, think tanks, and even government agencies have suggested ways to boost transparency and make companies’ net-zero pledges easier to compare.

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

Many available offsets are ineffective or even destructive for local communities. For example: In the energy system, it’s generally agreed that we already have many technologies to decarbonize. Technological solutions to carbon removal — like carbon capture —  are still not cost-competitive but are receiving increased investment.