Last week,
First, what is in the plan?
- It has an "ambition" to be net-zero by 2045-2055
- It has signed on to a
World Bank initiative to eliminate routine flaring by 2030 - It will implement continuous methane emissions detection
- It addresses emissions from the use of its products by supporting the
Carbon Leadership Council - which presumably means supporting the CLC proposal for a "Carbon Dividends Plan" - Even the net-zero goal for its operational emissions is phrased only as an "ambition" and not as a "commitment"
All of these are good steps. What's missing? There are two very important qualifications to the
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The plan only covers Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. In other words, it does not address emissions from
So how meaningful is this announcement? I'm firmly in the scientific camp that says we have to be as aggressive as possible. In that light, this announcement falls short of what is necessary.
At the same time, I'm also firmly in the camp that says we need to encourage corporations with large carbon footprints to start taking steps in advance of federal legislation that would drive us towards net-zero emissions economy-wide. For that reason, I applaud the
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