Companies Make Emissions Vanish, but Not From the Air
Many of the world’s largest companies are declaring breakneck progress in the fight against climate change — on paper, at least. But these gains often fail to materialize in the atmosphere. The gap is the result of an accounting method that allows firms to wipe from their ledgers vast quantities of pollution caused by the electricity powering offices, data centers, and factories.
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