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Sustainability Jargon Dictionary

Carlos Sanchez

Sometimes is used also to refer to not only to carbon dioxide emissions but also to all GHGs. Real zero – No carbon emissions are being produced from a product or a service, without the use of carbon offsetting e.g. zero-carbon electricity could be provided by a 100% renewable energy supplier.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Natural carbon sinks, carbon mineralization and direct-air capture are early focus areas for Stripe’s 2019 Negative Emissions Commitment , which aims to spend at least double in these areas compared with what it pays for carbon offsets. It is already at 96 percent renewable energy toward the 2030 goal of 100 percent.