{"id":385611,"date":"2020-11-10T05:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=wherenext&p=385611"},"modified":"2025-12-12T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:05:27","slug":"nexttech-tracking-progress-toward-net-zero-emissions","status":"publish","type":"wherenext","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/nexttech-tracking-progress-toward-net-zero-emissions","title":{"rendered":"NextTech: Tracking Progress toward Net Zero Emissions"},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","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":[471592,455201,1001],"tags":[471051,472441,382122,157572,483792],"department":[476792,488822],"wherenext-category":[],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-385611","wherenext","type-wherenext","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-mapping","category-a-climate-of-change","category-commercial","tag-carbon-emissions","tag-carbon-neutrality","tag-green-energy","tag-green-infrastructure","tag-nexttech","department-cxo-priorities","department-sustainability-risk"],"acf":{"short_description":"With more companies pledging to reach net-zero carbon emissions, demand is rising for technology that can help executives track progress.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The number of companies publicly committing to net-zero carbon emissions has become a meaningful barometer for corporate seriousness about the climate change threat. In October alone, the world's largest steel company<\/a>, ArcelorMittal, and Europe's largest bank<\/a>, HSBC, added their names to a rapidly expanding group with net zero ambitions, including Google, BP, Walmart, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Apple<\/a>, Ford Motor Company, Amazon, Verizon, and many others. Most plan to be carbon-neutral in 10\u201330 years."},{"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> As pressure builds for companies to enact net zero plans for carbon emissions, a visual and predictive technology arrives to aid those efforts.","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"With wildfires consuming California, floods blanketing the Midwest, and superstorms striking the Eastern seaboard, the disruptive effects of climate change on everyday life and business continuity<\/a> are impossible to ignore. Business leaders are rewriting strategies around sustainability and environmental impact, and employing advanced technology like a geographic information system (GIS) to analyze data on how their operations contribute to greenhouse gas production and associated carbon emissions.\r\n\r\nA major driver of greenhouse gases is energy use. A recent EPA estimate<\/a> blamed electricity production for nearly a third of all US greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, second only to the transportation sector. Another study<\/a> calculated that electricity generation creates 40 percent of global carbon emissions. For business leaders working to become carbon-neutral, getting a handle on power consumption across facilities is likely a top priority.\r\n