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Tech’s emissions may be way higher than disclosed due to ‘creative accounting’ of carbon

Tech’s emissions may be way higher than disclosed due to ‘creative accounting’ of carbon
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Accounting for the emissions of a global tech empire is not a simple task, and what industry standards we do have for disclosure may allow tech companies to systematically understate their carbon footprint. A Guardian report compares official declarations of carbon emissions, including what amount to offsets purchased elsewhere, with “location-based” emissions, another standard metric […]

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