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<p>During his remarks, Mr. McDivitt reaffirmed his company’s goal of reducing scope 1 emissions by 90% by 2030 and committed to over 99% abatement of total nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that is over 250 times more potent than carbon dioxide, from the company’s operations.</p>
<p>“We fundamentally believe that reducing our emissions is the right thing to do and we are aggressively tackling it,” said Mr. McDivitt at the summit. “Across the industry, more needs to be done to address emissions and companies need tools to help them accelerate their efforts.”</p>
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<p>“The voluntary carbon market allows for the funding of necessary, tangible reductions. It also allows industries with limited decarbonization options to set and meet goals while their technologies advance,” said Mr. McDivitt. “For example, projects like ours, because the abatement is permanent, additional and subject to regular third-party audit, can help offset aviation emissions while low-carbon jet fuels become viable.”
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