Companies’ use of renewable energy certificates masks inaction on carbon emissions

ScienceDaily
Jun 14, 2022, 6:15 pm182 pts
A new study argues that renewable energy certificates -- a market-based tool that certifies the bearer owns one megawatt hour of electricity produced from renewable energy sources -- generally do not reduce emissions and firms using them are overstating their climate mitigation claims. In one calculation, the…

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