The tech sector already has a carbon footprint larger than the entire aviation industry, and it will soon be non-negotiable for tech CEOs. Via WiredUK
The climate emergency has become impossible for the private sector to ignore. As of 2021, at least one fifth of the world’s 2,000 largest public companies have made a net-zero commitment, and these kind of corporate pledges have tripled in one year.
The tech sector already has a carbon footprint larger than the entire aviation industry, and it will soon be non-negotiable for tech CEOs to have a net-zero mandate – employees, customers, board, investors and communities will demand it. And so will the planet, which is already warming more quickly than UN scientists previously feared.
In 2022, carbon removal – once the preserve of wonks and early adopters – will become mainstream, while ineffective carbon-offsetting projects lose their place as the bedrock of corporate climate programmes. The most ambitious tech CEOs will follow in the footsteps of Microsoft and commit to erasing their historical lifetime emissions with carbon removal.
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