Measuring climate impact beyond carbon footprint alone

Experts argue that emissions metrics alone fail to capture which companies and projects most meaningfully advance decarbonization, with early-stage technologies like geothermal requiring different evaluation frameworks.

First covered Jul 8, 2026 · 9:01 PM PT · 1 article

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5h Heatmap News Better Climate Investments Through Capital Allocation — The most common way to judge whether a company or project is helping to tackle climate change is to measure emissions.

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Appeared in: 2026-07-09 (#5)

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