{"id":359691,"date":"2020-08-04T05:26:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=wherenext&p=359691"},"modified":"2024-05-10T06:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:33:54","slug":"net-zero-and-carbon-offsets","status":"publish","type":"wherenext","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/net-zero-and-carbon-offsets","title":{"rendered":"Apple, Net Zero, Carbon Offsets, and Transparency"},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[455201,1001,369792],"tags":[471061,471051,471041,471031,471021],"department":[488822],"wherenext-category":[],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-359691","wherenext","type-wherenext","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-climate-of-change","category-commercial","category-location-intelligence","tag-apple","tag-carbon-emissions","tag-carbon-neutral","tag-carbon-offsets","tag-net-zero","department-sustainability-risk"],"acf":{"short_description":"The global push to reduce carbon emissions gets a boost from Apple. Among some companies, a question of transparency lingers.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"In July, Apple announced its plan to be a net zero carbon emitter by 2030<\/a>, one of the most aggressive climate pledges by a big-name brand in a year packed with similar announcements<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor energy companies such as bp; transportation providers like JetBlue; and tech darlings such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon, the race is on to repair climate damage before repercussions reach unsustainable levels for business and society."},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"Article snapshot:<\/strong> Apple announces an ambitious plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, with limited reliance on carbon offsets. For companies that use offsets, a new tool for transparency emerges.","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The growing portfolio of net zero commitments heartens many, but some see a need for closer inspection. For one, timing matters\u2014some companies have pledged to reach their carbon goals by 2050 (the deadline for useful action, according to a UN scientific panel<\/a>). Others, including Apple, Microsoft, and Unilever, say they\u2019ll clean up a decade or more before that date.\r\n\r\nAnother important detail in the net zero movement is exactly how companies will achieve the goal, as well as what role carbon offsets will play. Some plans lean heavily on carbon offsets, which have drawn criticism for ineffectiveness.\r\n\r\nAs a push for transparency<\/a> around carbon offsets grows among investors, consumers, and regulators, companies that employ them to reach net zero emissions will find an ally in smart mapping technology.\r\n