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NYC Local Law 97 guide: $268 per tonne penalty, office limits down 64% in 2030, grid electricity coefficient halved
Corporate Sustainability & ESG

Commercial Building Decarbonization & Local Law 97: The 2030 Carbon Penalty Cliff

October 26, 202613 min read
Infographic: supply chain emissions are 26 times operational emissions; SB 253 Scope 3 reporting begins 2027; CSRD value chain cap applies to suppliers with 1,000 or fewer employees; 15 Scope 3 categories
Carbon Credits & GHG Management

Scope 3 Supply Chain Decarbonization 2026: Supplier Engagement, Primary Data & Category 1–15 Allocation

12 min read
Infographic: a 10,000-GPU AI cluster needs about 18 MW, uses about 159 GWh a year, emits about 56,000 tonnes of CO2e on the US grid and evaporates about 15 million gallons of water
Corporate Sustainability & ESG

AI’s Compute Crunch: What Sold-Out GPUs Mean for Power, Water and Carbon in 2026

9 min read
Infographic: 398 glaciers in the lower 48 states disappeared since mid-century; glacier area down 35%; Sierra Nevada lost 77% of its ice volume; 89% of remaining ice is in the North Cascades
Climate Change

The US West Has Lost Nearly 400 Glaciers Since the 1960s: What the 2026 PNAS Study Shows

8 min read

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