http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/04/sprint-sets-goal-of-cutting-ghg-emissions-15/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/04/sprint-sets-goal-of-cutting-ghg-emissions-15/comment-page-1/#comment-78638 steve Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:46:48 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/04/sprint-sets-goal-of-cutting-ghg-emissions-15/#comment-78638 So if I do my math right, that means they will emit 92.5% of the emissions over the next nine years that they would have emitted if they had set a goal of remaining flat. Sprint should definitely be applauded compared to the majority of companies that have no goals at all. However, virtually any credible climate reduction strategy that aims to truly address the seriousness of the climate change challenge needs to look at external reductions (i.e., offsets) simultaneous with their internal reduction strategies. Otherwise we get results like these--92% of GHG still being added to our atmosphere. Who should take responsibility for those emissions still occurring? Sprint or our grandchildren bearing the brunt of the changing climate? So if I do my math right, that means they will emit 92.5% of the emissions over the next nine years that they would have emitted if they had set a goal of remaining flat.
Sprint should definitely be applauded compared to the majority of companies that have no goals at all.
However, virtually any credible climate reduction strategy that aims to truly address the seriousness of the climate change challenge needs to look at external reductions (i.e., offsets) simultaneous with their internal reduction strategies. Otherwise we get results like these–92% of GHG still being added to our atmosphere. Who should take responsibility for those emissions still occurring? Sprint or our grandchildren bearing the brunt of the changing climate?

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