Timing issues: Are corporate carbon accounts proving inaccurate?

James Murray
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New study argues failure to take into account the way emissions fluctuate throughout the day could leave many businesses with a false impression of their carbon footprint

Corporate carbon accounts could be delivering inaccurate results that undermine efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. That is the stark warning contained in a new report from consultancy WSP Parsons...

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