Avoided emissions: why understanding climate impact isn’t as simple as 1, 2, 3…– abrdn

Discover how abrdn is contributing to research on avoided emissions and helping to improve how they measure corporate climate impact.

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... Avoided emissions are a measure of carbon emissions that have been prevented during the lifetime of a product or service, compared to what would have been produced if those products and services had not been used. These are climate products and services – electric vehicles, insulated windows, energy-efficient buildings – that help us to lower energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions.

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