Context: page_content='PRIMARY DRIVERS OF UPWARD PRICE MOVEMENT IN THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET\nIncreased climate commitments and Net Zero targets\nSince the enactment of the Paris Agreement in 2016, many organizations have been aligning their climate goals with science-based emissions reductions to limit warming to 1.5 °C. It wasn’t until this past year,\nhowever, that the Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) adopted Net Zero as its centralized decarbonization framework, which now has over 750 companies (and counting) committed. SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard\nfocuses on carbon removal credits to address residual emissions in the target year, as well as mitigation outside of an organization’s value chain. Apart from SBTi, there are a variety of emerging climate\ncommitments in which carbon credits play a role in both near and long-term targets.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/What just happened_ Distilling the year that was 2021 in the voluntary carbon market - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/What just happened_ Distilling the year that was 2021 in the voluntary carbon market - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202301+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202301+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/What just happened_ Distilling the year that was 2021 in the voluntary carbon market - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nStaying Connected on What Matters\nMarch 30, 2020 Steve McDougal\nWe’ve all probably heard the phrase, “If you don’t have your health, nothing else matters”. Given the current global pandemic situation, this phrase has never felt more true. \nWe want to let you — our trusted clients, friends, partners, and colleagues — know that 3Degrees is committed to staying\nconnected with you on what matters.\nRight now, we understand that most of you are grappling with new workplace and home realities. So are we. Following guidance from CDC and local authorities, 3Degrees closed our physical offices in March.\nLike most of you, we are adjusting to working remotely, sometimes with pets and/or children making cameo appearances on video calls. Many of us are also managing other stresses, such as worrying about' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Staying Connected on What Matters - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Staying Connected on What Matters - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204947+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204947+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Staying Connected on What Matters - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='elderly loved ones, being unable to visit sick and elderly parents, or having to cancel once-in-a-lifetime events like weddings, graduations, and memorials. The effects are far-reaching and deeply personal. \nWhile these are unsettling times, they’re also a heartening reminder how individuals and communities can pull together to confront a common challenge. We’ve already seen examples of how this global\npandemic is spurring amazing creativity and innovation that should provide lasting benefits long after we are on the other side of the current crisis. Many of the same characteristics that are critical to an effective\nCOVID-19 response, such as compassion, perseverance, and care for vulnerable populations disproportionately affected, are also critical to addressing the longer-term, ongoing challenge of climate change.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Staying Connected on What Matters - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Staying Connected on What Matters - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204947+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204947+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Staying Connected on What Matters - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='CASE STUDY\nWind Power RECs Meet Two Organizations’ Goals\nThe places people gather can have a tremendous impact on the culture of the surrounding community. Visitors to special attractions, like zoos, are there to encounter something outside and above normal\neveryday experiences. This level of interest and excitement provides parks with a powerful opportunity to influence – a fact not lost on leadership at the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS).\nThe Detroit Zoo is Michigan’s largest paid family attraction and draws 1.4 million visitors annually. The Zoo has a goal to provide this broad audience with educational opportunities that lead to the appreciation\nand stewardship of nature. DZS Greenprint is one way they work toward that goal.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/RECs helps Detroit Zoo meet sustainability goals.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/RECs helps Detroit Zoo meet sustainability goals.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202439+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202439+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/RECs helps Detroit Zoo meet sustainability goals.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nInspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement\nSeptember 29, 2020 Steve McDougal\nHere’s how the B Corp movement guides businesses like ours in the necessary work to do better.\n3Degrees was recently recertified as a B Corporation, and we’ve been part of the movement to use business as a force for good for eight years and counting. It’s hard to imagine a more poignant time to receive\nthis news than September 2020, when 3Degrees’ employees and our neighbors are facing challenges that continue to mount. After six months of working remotely during a global pandemic, many of our\nteammates are also dealing with kids going back to virtual school, the immediate threats of extreme weather, and so much more. \nI think it’s safe to say that all of us recognize a clear need to make things better. It’s clear that the devastating impacts of climate change are already here. It’s clear that workers need and deserve respect, care, and' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Inspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Inspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204420+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204420+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Inspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='thoughtful leadership from their employers. It’s clear that we must build toward a better, more equitable future. \nThe B Corp movement has been an important source of grounding, guidance, and inspiration for our company. Especially\ntoday, the commitment to positive action within our B Corp community gives me great hope for tomorrow.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Inspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Inspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204420+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204420+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Inspiration and Accountability from the B Corp Movement - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nReflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018\nNovember 12, 2018 3Degrees Staff\nCo-Authored by:  Amanda Mortlock, VP of Utility Partnerships, and Scott Eidson, VP of Environmental Markets\nThe annual Renewable Energy Markets conference was held recently in Houston, TX.  As usual, 3Degrees made a strong showing, with four of our team members participating on panels this year and several\nmore in attendance.  REM always delivers an action-packed agenda filled with updates on industry trends and innovative programs from both the utility and corporate leaders in the room, as well as a fantastic\nopportunity to catch up with colleagues from across the country – and this year was no different.\nREM covers a wide variety of interesting content in the two-day conference and it’s impossible to attend every session or provide a comprehensive recap. But our team divided and conquered throughout the\nevent and then collected a few of our top takeaways. Here are the 3Degrees’ highlights:' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Reflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Reflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205942+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205942+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Reflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018 - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='event and then collected a few of our top takeaways. Here are the 3Degrees’ highlights:\nTHE LANDSCAPE IN UTILITY-OFFERED VOLUNTARY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS IS SHIFTING AND IGNITING MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO\nGROW AND INCREASE THE RELEVANCE OF THESE PROGRAMS.\nIn states with high or increasing Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), utilities and regulators are wondering what a more renewable basic service means for voluntary renewable energy programs but\ncustomer preference is clear: customers want a voluntary means of driving demand for high-quality renewable energy.  Silicon Valley Power led an excellent roundtable talking about how they leveraged\nmarket research to make minor changes to their green power program as they moved their residential product to a 100% carbon free offering.\n+' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Reflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Reflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205942+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205942+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Reflections from Renewable Energy Markets 2018 - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nEV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation\nNovember 29, 2021 Dave Meyer\nWidespread adoption of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) could assist many regions in achieving robust greenhouse gas mitigation goals. Government mandates, market-based incentive programs, and innovative\ntechnologies have been building momentum, and the transportation sector seems to have reached a tipping point. To meet its ambitious targets, the United States needs a solid suite of electric vehicle (EV)\ncharging and refueling infrastructure. So far, California is the leading state in the deployment of EVs, and has set aggressive climate goals. By 2025, the state hopes to have adequate infrastructure to support 1.5\nmillion ZEVs, and provide 250,000 battery EV chargers.\nEXPANDING CLEAN FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202909+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202909+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='million ZEVs, and provide 250,000 battery EV chargers.\nEXPANDING CLEAN FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE\nClean transportation is developing nationwide, but is particularly present in California due to both the proliferation of EV charging infrastructure and the availability of EV purchase incentives. There is wide\nagreement that the availability of clean energy infrastructure is required to enable wide-scale EV adoption. To further catalyze the rapid expansion of EV charging stations in California, a ZEV infrastructure\ncrediting provision was added to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) in 2018. \nWhile most credits generated under the LCFS are related to fuel dispensed, the infrastructure provisions enable entities to generate credits for available fueling capacity instead of actual fueling activity. The\ninfrastructure provision covers both Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure (HRI) and Direct Current (DC) Fast Charging Infrastructure (FCI), also known as Level 3 chargers.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202909+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202909+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='Levels 1 and 2 charging use a universal connector that can be plugged into any EV, and the majority of consumer EV owners do their charging at home using Level 2 chargers, which are relatively slow and\ninexpensive. Most often, DC fast chargers — which charge an EV battery in about half an hour — can be found at commercial centers, or along major travel corridors.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202909+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202909+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/EV charging infrastructure credits are speeding up the transition to clean transportation - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nSEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate: what this could mean for\nyour organization\nMay 31, 2022 Maya Kelty\nThe impacts of climate change are so grave and far-reaching that virtually every entity and system on the planet is subject to some form of climate-related risk. Private industry is no exception and is already\nbeing confronted with the detrimental impacts of climate change. From the annual devastation of droughts and wildfires, to adverse weather events disrupting shipping and supply chains, to changing policies\nand consumer preferences, businesses increasingly must calculate climate risks and build long-term strategies to address them.  \nTo further reinforce this concept, earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule change that requires publicly listed companies to include climate-related disclosures in' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/SEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate_ what this could mean for your organization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/SEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate_ what this could mean for your organization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202118+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202118+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/SEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate_ what this could mean for your organization - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='their financial statements and reporting, including disclosure of their greenhouse gas emissions. The implications of the proposed mandate are already causing ripple effects across the private sector. Companies\nare hypothesizing how the proposal could affect them and educating themselves on how to include climate risk in their strategic planning. \nThe public comment period for the proposal has been extended to June 17, 2022, and we  expect the final rule to change before being brought to the SEC commissioners for approval later this year. For those of\nyou who are catching up on the key pieces of the proposed mandate, in this blog, I’ll summarize what the proposal means for businesses, the main components of the rule, and expected timelines for when these\npolicies might take effect.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/SEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate_ what this could mean for your organization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/SEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate_ what this could mean for your organization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202118+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202118+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/SEC’s proposed climate-related financial risk disclosure mandate_ what this could mean for your organization - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='CASE STUDY\nWind and solar PPAs allow BART to meet renewable energy goals ahead of schedule\n DOWNLOAD PDF\nBay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is the 5th largest rapid transit system in the US, serving San Francisco and its surrounding communities. BART\nriders take approximately 430,000 trips each weekday on the system. To transport those riders, BART uses approximately 400,000 MWh\nevery year, making BART one of the largest electricity users in Northern California. With nearly 90% of riders agreeing that BART is an\nenvironmentally responsible form of transportation, BART leveraged this support to sponsor a bill in 2015 that would allow it to buy wholesale renewable energy\ndirectly. This bill’s passage allows BART to directly support California’s climate change goals by buying cost-effective, zero-emissions renewable power and further\nsupport their eco-conscious riders.\nCHALLENGES' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/BART PPAs help them meet renewable energy goals _ 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/BART PPAs help them meet renewable energy goals _ 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727210032+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727210032+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/BART PPAs help them meet renewable energy goals _ 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='support their eco-conscious riders.\nCHALLENGES\nWhile BART now had the legal authority to buy its own renewable energy, several challenges remained. First, the organization needed to create a new wholesale\nelectricity portfolio policy that included new renewable energy goals. This policy needed to be approved by the publicly-elected Board of Directors. Second, the\nBoard also needed to approve any renewable energy contracts prior to their execution. And third, BART needed to find long-term renewable energy supply at stable,\ncompetitive prices, with minimal risks, and do so in the complex wholesale California energy market. California’s recent solar boom resulted in a high concentration\nof solar development which has impacted power pricing and changed the value and risk profile for both buyers and sellers. Lastly, regulatory changes both in\nCalifornia and at the federal level, and the looming solar panel tariffs, complicated the risk and financial analyses.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/BART PPAs help them meet renewable energy goals _ 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/BART PPAs help them meet renewable energy goals _ 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727210032+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727210032+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/BART PPAs help them meet renewable energy goals _ 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nIn 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action\nJanuary 30, 2023 Steve McDougal\nFrom our CEO: The time is now for corporate sustainability leaders to deeply consider human impacts, and embed\nenvironmental justice into climate action to help build a more equitable low-carbon future\nIt’s the start of another year, a time when many of us reflect on the past and envision the future we want for ourselves, our families, and perhaps the broader world. In my work, I’ve been struck by how much has\nchanged since my cofounder Dan Kalafatas and I started working together 20 years ago. I’m amazed and grateful for how much the renewable energy market has matured, how much our clients’ climate goals\nand actions have scaled in response to the increasing urgency of the climate crisis, and how far our company has come: from a few people in the Bay Area selling renewable energy certificates in the U.S., to a' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201226+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201226+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='global team of 300+ experts developing and delivering a comprehensive suite of corporate and utility climate solutions. So much has changed.\nAs I reread the last few lines of my message to you at the beginning of last year, I was also struck by what hasn’t changed for me. I got into climate work 20 years ago because I wanted to help save the planet and\nensure a livable future for those who will follow me. Back in the beginning, I was thinking mostly about my own children and grandchildren. Today, it’s still about people, but I know that climate change doesn’t\naffect everyone equally. Marginalized people and communities experience bigger impacts from climate change than those with privilege. We need to work to fix this inequity while we transition to a low-carbon\nfuture.\nSo I want to call you to action this year: it’s time for businesses to get serious about focusing on people, communities, and justice as they advance their climate and sustainability work. It’s time to use our critical' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201226+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201226+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='climate work to build a more equitable, regenerative economy, for all people.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201226+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201226+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/In 2023 & beyond, corporates can lead with justice at the center of their climate action - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='CASE STUDY\nMOM’s Organic Market: Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability\n DOWNLOAD PDF\nMOM’s Organic Market has a long history of environmental stewardship. In 1987, founder Scott Nash recognized the demand for organic food and its vast benefits for our environment and\nfighting climate change. He decided to start a company to deliver on that need in a way that demonstrates responsible and sustainable business practices. Today, MOM’s has stores in four\nstates and Washington, D.C. and has created a culture centered on its purpose to protect and restore the environment.\nConsistent with this culture, MOM’s has matched its total electricity with renewable energy since 2005. The company also practices strict energy and packaging efficiency at all locations,\ninstalled on-site solar in three locations, and has a 1.5-megawatt off-site solar farm in Kingsville, MD, which supports approximately 25% of its total power needs. But MOM’s was eager to make an even greater' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205407+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205407+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='impact and enlisted the support of 3Degrees to further evolve its renewable energy strategy and help build plans to address the company’s long term climate goals.\nCHALLENGES\nMOM’s Organic Market has a lean sustainability team with ambitious environmental goals. In addition to the on-site solar that had already been installed on several of the company’s facilities, MOM’s had\nmatched the remainder of its Scope 2 emissions with high-quality, certified renewable energy credits. However, in order to gain access to a more competitive REC market and open up additional funds to reinvest\nin broader high impact sustainability initiatives, MOM’s turned to 3Degrees to help support its renewable energy sourcing.\nDemonstrating an even deeper commitment to environmental sustainability, MOM’s launched its “CARbon OFFset” campaign to address the emissions generated by the retailer’s customers traveling to and from' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205407+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205407+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='its stores. Armed with the store-level zip code data collected annually, MOM’s turned to 3Degrees to help process this data, determine CO2 equivalencies, and invest in high-quality carbon offset projects to cover\nthe total output of their customers’ tailpipe emissions.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205407+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205407+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/MOM’s Organic Market_ Leading the Way in Grocer Sustainability - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nMaximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements: Part 2: Using battery\nstorage for carbon arbitrage\nJune 24, 2022 Adam Long\nWhat is Carbon Arbitrage?\nArbitrage on its own is an investment strategy that leverages\nprice differences to generate a profit by buying and selling the\nsame assets at different prices (buy low, sell high). Carbon\narbitrage involves leveraging emission factor differences to\nmaximize carbon displacement by shifting renewable\ngeneration to more carbon-intense hours.  \nThe benefits of carbon arbitrage tend to be less focused on\nthe financial value, but rather on short- and long-term carbon\nemissions reduction, risk mitigation, and social benefits.\nMaximizing the carbon displacement value of your renewable energy procurement is all about enhancing the climate benefit of your project.\nTo respond to the increasing number of clients inquiring about this, we put together a three-part blog series with approaches organizations' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202053+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202053+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='can use when planning their strategies.\nIn part one of this series on maximizing carbon displacement value, Amy Chiang highlighted choosing the right market for your power\npurchase agreement (PPA). The market you choose can have a sizable impact on the carbon displacement value of your project based on the\ncarbon intensity of that region, along with how renewable energy technologies intersect with that market.\nIn this blog, we’ll uncover how to ensure maximum carbon displacement value through using an alternative technology for carbon arbitrage. \nLEVERAGING ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CARBON ARBITRAGE\nTo get the maximum carbon displacement out of a project, you’ll need to first choose a market and technology combination as we discussed in\npart one. While doing this, it’s important to keep in mind the time of day and why it matters. Knowing that wind farms typically generate the' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202053+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202053+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='most output at night, while solar plants generate during the day, is a crucial starting point. The challenge then becomes lining up the hours' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202053+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202053+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Maximizing carbon displacement with power purchase agreements_ Part 2_ Using battery storage for carbon arbitrage - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nMaking RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company\nOctober 27, 2022 Maya Kelty\nRecent revisions to the RE100 technical criteria, published October 24, 2022, present new opportunities for current and prospective corporate members to align renewable electricity procurement with global\ngrid decarbonization. To help members respond effectively, we’ve outlined the major changes, why they were made, and how to address remaining procurement limitations.\nHELPING CORPORATIONS ACHIEVE 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY USAGE\nTo support global grid decarbonization, the RE100 initiative brings together more than 370 companies committed to achieving 100% renewable electricity across their global operations. Led by Climate Group, in\npartnership with CDP, RE100’s mission is to drive change toward 100% renewable grids, both through members’ direct investments and by leveraging the advocacy of businesses to drive policymakers to' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Making RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Making RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201530+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201530+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Making RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='accelerate the transition to a decarbonized economy. To ensure the credibility of its initiative, RE100 requires members to set an ambitious RE100 target to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2040—with\nspecific criteria for doing so—and to report annually on progress toward their goal.\nRE100 provides a platform for corporations to demonstrate leadership and commitment to renewable electricity procurement as well as insight into remaining policy and market barriers. Based on member\nfeedback from a growing number of geographies, RE100 periodically evolves its technical criteria to drive progress globally.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Making RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Making RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201530+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201530+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Making RE100 technical criteria changes work for your company - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nA Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators: Switch and Kaiser Permanente\nMarch 28, 2019 Erin Craig\nIn the photo (L to R): Erin Craig – 3Degrees, Ramé Hemstreet – Kaiser Permanente, Sam Castor – Switch\nEarlier this month, I moderated a panel on Innovative Approaches to Pursuing Sustainability Goals at the Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Summit in Houston, TX.  Given the need for urgent action on\nclimate change, I was encouraged by the presence of so many corporate leaders in the energy space, many of whom were there to receive awards for their forward-thinking initiatives in energy, sustainability, and\nfacility management.  \nThe guests on the panel were from Switch and Kaiser, two companies that highlight the different paths organizations may pursue to achieve their sustainability goals. Sam Castor, EVP of Policy & Deputy General' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators_ Switch and Kaiser Permanente - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators_ Switch and Kaiser Permanente - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205525+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205525+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators_ Switch and Kaiser Permanente - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='Counsel for Switch, and Ramé Hemstreet, VP of Operations, National Facilities Services and Chief Energy Officer for Kaiser Permanente, were at the event because their respective companies were being\nrecognized for their superior sustainability efforts. Switch and Kaiser Permanente’s initiatives offer two strong examples of how companies are approaching their goals to become carbon neutral.\nSWITCH\nGrowth of the internet of absolutely everything has created an unprecedented demand for data centers. In fact, researchers believe the internet will consume 20% of the world’s power by 2025; managing\nthe environmental footprint associated with these data centers is no small feat. Switch shared insights about how they are creating a sustainable technology ecosystem through a combination of energy\nefficiency, renewable power, and storage solutions.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators_ Switch and Kaiser Permanente - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators_ Switch and Kaiser Permanente - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205525+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205525+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A Conversation with Two Sustainability Innovators_ Switch and Kaiser Permanente - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nImpacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19\nJune 29, 2020 Nick Masciotro\nDrastic changes to energy markets from COVID-19 have highlighted the market risks for corporate buyers considering virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs). A combination of decreased electricity\ndemand and all-time low natural gas prices has led to a noteworthy decline in wholesale electricity prices in some markets, which is bad news for VPPA offtakers. Corporate buyers that are not hedged against\nthese price swings are seeing dismal contract financial performance so far in 2020, but there is reason for optimism.\nASSESSING 1H 2020 DAMAGE\nIn some markets, wholesale power prices have dropped by over 20% since February 2020 compared to the two year average. ERCOT has fared better than others, such as PJM. In spite of the rough start this' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204511+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204511+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19 - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='year, prices in May and June rebounded slightly as businesses reopen and summer demand increases, but this good news may be short-lived if there is a resurgence in COVID-19 infection rates. The charts below\nillustrate how 2020 has compared to with 2016-2019 in ERCOT and PJM.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204511+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204511+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts and opportunities for VPPAs resulting from COVID-19 - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\n2021: Resolutions for Action\nJanuary 27, 2021 Steve McDougal\nAs I reflect on 2020 and our goals for the new year, I’m humbled by the enormity of the challenges we face. During his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden’s remarks noted\ncascading crises, including “A raging virus. Growing inequity. The sting of systemic racism. A climate in crisis.” Throughout the past year, 3Degrees has been on our own journey to bring these issues to light.\nLEADERSHIP THROUGH A GLOBAL PANDEMIC\nWhen I’d imagined potential challenges I might encounter as CEO of 3Degrees, supporting employees through a global pandemic wasn’t one of them. Yet, here we are… working to keep employees safe and\nsupported, including the pandemic transition to a 100% remote workforce. 3Degrees’ value of respect for our employees drove our decision to bolster the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) of' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/2021_ Resolutions for Action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/2021_ Resolutions for Action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727203656+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727203656+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/2021_ Resolutions for Action - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='partial paid time off for employees who qualified. We not only allowed employees who had exhausted Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off to use FFCRA, we also ensured that anyone who took the\ntime off received full pay. The realities of the global pandemic, ongoing racial injustices, and remote work have affected everyone in different ways. Like many leaders, I’ve been looking for ideas for how to best\nsupport our employees as they navigate these overlapping crises. Case in point: we made the decision to close business from December 24 – January 1 to provide an opportunity for employees to recharge and\nrejuvenate. It was one concrete action we could take to support our hardworking team.\nOUR ROLE IN ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM\nI am reminded of the devastating impacts of systemic racism in the wake of the killings of Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/2021_ Resolutions for Action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/2021_ Resolutions for Action - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727203656+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727203656+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/2021_ Resolutions for Action - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nDaring to innovate whilst making credible green claims: Insights from edie 23\nApril 3, 2023 3Degrees Staff\nAt the beginning of March, we travelled to London to take part in edie 23, a thought-leadership event for industry and sustainability leaders. It was inspiring to see the commitment of the attendees and speakers\nthroughout the sessions as they discussed net zero strategy, policy changes, data reporting and more. \nWe consolidated numerous insightful discussions over the two-day event into three prevailing themes: calling for credible claims disclosure, bringing climate ambition to action, and balancing the tensions of\nclimate action. \nA CALL FOR CREDIBLE CLAIMS DISCLOSURE\nOn day one, Emma Watson, Head of Standards at The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), highlighted three key guidelines for credible and ambitious decarbonisation commitments:' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Daring to innovate whilst making credible green claims_ Insights from edie 23 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Daring to innovate whilst making credible green claims_ Insights from edie 23 - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201456+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201456+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Daring to innovate whilst making credible green claims_ Insights from edie 23 - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nHigh altitude reflections: Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate\nChange\nFebruary 27, 2019 Katie Soroye\nIn February, representatives from 35 B Corporations gathered in Taos, New Mexico for the second annual B Corp Leadership Summit, which focused this year on climate change. The topic is my personal passion\ngiven my role at 3Degrees, a company whose mission is to make it possible for businesses and their customers to take urgent action on climate change.  B Lab, who convened this event, hoped that the natural\nbeauty and culture of Taos Ski Valley, which is impacted by climate change, would inspire deep conversation, connection, and collaboration. Indeed it did. Here are three key insights I drew from this experience.\nHere are three key insights I drew from this experience:\nHUMBLED BY OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY: THE 12-YEAR WINDOW FOR ACTION' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/High altitude reflections_ Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate Change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/High altitude reflections_ Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate Change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205607+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205607+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/High altitude reflections_ Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate Change - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='HUMBLED BY OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY: THE 12-YEAR WINDOW FOR ACTION\nAs part of the pre-read materials for the summit, we were encouraged to watch Greta Thunberg’s address at the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. This sixteen-year-old Swedish student began a\nstrike outside the Swedish Parliament to demand governments honor their commitment to the Paris Climate Accord. Her words provide a chilling call to action as we think about the intergenerational\nresponsibility to address climate change.“I don’t want your hope,” Greta said. “I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.”' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/High altitude reflections_ Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate Change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/High altitude reflections_ Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate Change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205607+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205607+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/High altitude reflections_ Three insights from the B Corp Leadership Summit on Climate Change - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nObservations from Orlando: Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit\nMay 29, 2019 Tyler Espinoza\nEarlier this month, I had the pleasure of traveling with other team members to the land of Disney — Orlando, Florida — for the annual Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) Spring Member Summit. For\nthose not familiar with REBA, it’s an alliance of large clean energy buyers, developers, and service providers who are working together to lead a rapid transition to a zero-carbon energy future. As a member of\nREBA’s Leadership Circle, 3Degrees is very active in the organization and its bi-annual member summits are always highlights of our year — and the 2019 Spring Summit was true to form.\nWith hundreds of members in attendance, the gathering in Orlando was chock-full of engaging conversations about the continued evolution of our industry and our collective efforts to make progress in the fight' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Observations from Orlando_ Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Observations from Orlando_ Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205457+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205457+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Observations from Orlando_ Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='against climate change. As I listened to the sessions and the participants’ dialogue that week, I observed three distinct themes.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Observations from Orlando_ Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Observations from Orlando_ Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205457+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205457+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Observations from Orlando_ Themes from the 2019 REBA Spring Member Summit - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nGoing beyond: top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions\nMarch 28, 2018 Scott Martin\nAt a recent Innovation Summit, I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of corporate representatives on the topic of greening the supply chain. This conference was attended mostly by US based companies, so\nas you might imagine, the topic of addressing Scope 3 emissions was not top of mind for most attendees, as many are still grappling with how do address their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.\nThis being said, I did have a few engaging conversations with some attendees who were beginning to think about how to move from a focus exclusively on Scope 1 and 2 emissions to incorporating efforts to\naddress indirect operational (or Scope 3) emissions. As a reminder, Scope 3 emissions are GHG emissions that are a consequence of an organization’s activities but not owned or controlled by them. Think of air' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727210102+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727210102+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='travel for business trips, emissions associated with the production of purchased goods, shipping emissions, etc. It is the indirect environmental cost of doing business.\nYou may be asking yourself ‘why are Scope 3 emissions so important?’  CDP reports that on average, Scope 3 emissions are four times the size of Scope 1 and Scope 2 combined. As a result, a growing number of\ncompanies (the majority being based outside the US) are measuring Scope 3 emissions, reporting those emissions, and in many cases, scoring their supply chain based on those emissions as well. Furthermore, if\nyour organization is interested in setting a Science Based Target (SBT) and your Scope 3 emissions are 40% or more of your total carbon load, then you are actually required to set a Scope 3 target.\nWhat remains unclear is what, if anything, is being done to reduce supply chain emissions? How would your organization even begin to address supply chain emissions reduction? What major challenges stand in' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727210102+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727210102+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='the way of taking meaningful action to address Scope 3 emissions?' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727210102+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727210102+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Going beyond_ top ways to start addressing your Scope 3 emissions - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nA walk in the woods: seeing the value of carbon credits IRL\nDecember 21, 2021 Jennifer Cohn\nThe voluntary carbon market is experiencing never-before-seen growth. With the degree to which governments and corporations around the world are signing on to ambitious emission reduction targets, it’s\nclear that carbon credits will be part of a larger global net zero strategy. With unprecedented growth comes new opportunities for voluntary carbon investments.  Many industry leaders are committing to, or have\nalready invested in, innovative nature-based or technology-based solutions that will help them achieve their future net zero targets. While the voluntary carbon market will continue to scale, we’re already seeing\nexamples of real impact today.\nProof of this can be found deep within the vast forest region of rural southern Washington, where you can find imposing Douglas firs and lush, five-foot ferns. North of Mt. St. Helens, sprawling along the banks' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A walk in the woods_ seeing the value of carbon credits IRL - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A walk in the woods_ seeing the value of carbon credits IRL - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202323+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202323+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A walk in the woods_ seeing the value of carbon credits IRL - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='of a crystal-clear lake and in close proximity to its namesake Winston Creek, is the Winston Creek Forest Carbon Project. The project is owned by Port Blakely, a fifth-generation, family-owned and operated\nsustainable timber company with a mission to “cultivate a healthy world” by implementing and advocating for progressive forest management practices.\nRecently, Port Blakely invited 3Degrees and members of the Sustainability team at REI Co-op to break away from our computer screens and spend a day immersed in the fresh air of the Winston Creek Forest.\nWATCH THE VIDEO' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A walk in the woods_ seeing the value of carbon credits IRL - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A walk in the woods_ seeing the value of carbon credits IRL - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727202323+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727202323+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A walk in the woods_ seeing the value of carbon credits IRL - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='VIDEO\nA renewed focus on ensuring Voluntary Carbon Markets integrity\nDecember 21, 2022\nMaggie Lund, policy manager on the Carbon Markets and Corporate Carbon Strategies team explores recent trends and initiatives in the Voluntary Carbon Markets that aim to ensure quality carbon credit supply\nand credible corporate environmental claims.\nReview our findings below:' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A renewed focus on ensuring Voluntary Carbon Markets integrity - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A renewed focus on ensuring Voluntary Carbon Markets integrity - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201246+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201246+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/A renewed focus on ensuring Voluntary Carbon Markets integrity - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='CASE STUDY\nALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase\nProtecting the environment has been a priority for ALDI for many years. In 2014, the company began implementation of its first international\nclimate strategy, which included the goal of reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% per square meter of sales area by 2020.\nIn 2021, ALDI South, which includes ALDI U.S., went a step further and announced it would join the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi),\ncommitting to reduce its overall operational emissions by more than a quarter by 2025 as part of the company’s 2030 vision for sustainability.\nAdditionally, ALDI has encouraged 75% of its suppliers to commit to science-based targets by 2024.\nALDI U.S. continues to implement initiatives in support of these goals, including integrating solar design for stores and warehouses where feasible, and procuring' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/ALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/ALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727203202+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727203202+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/ALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='100% renewable energy for all of its operations. ALDI achieves this through a portfolio approach using onsite solar generation, competitive retail supply contracts,\nand independently sourced unbundled renewable energy certificates (RECs). ALDI enlisted 3Degrees to help evaluate its short- and long-term goals, inform the\ncompany’s procurement strategy, and execute its first purchase of renewable energy.\nCHALLENGES\nALDI outlined several criteria to ensure its renewable energy purchasing strategy was a good fit with its business model. To this end, 3Degrees’ recommended\napproach needed to:' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/ALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/ALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727203202+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727203202+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/ALDI enhances sustainability leadership with multi-year renewable energy purchase - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nFor gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to\ndecarbonization\nSeptember 6, 2022 Amanda Mortlock\nMany natural gas utilities are currently developing strategic plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions or realize they will be asked to do so soon. Integrating renewable natural gas (RNG) is an important\ncomponent of every utility’s plan to decarbonize, and many are considering whether to offer RNG as a voluntary, premium product to customers. We’ve traveled the country and engaged in conversations with\nkey stakeholders from numerous gas utilities over the past year and, understandably, they are grappling with some significant strategic questions:\nWhile voluntary programs are not a substitute for a comprehensive approach to decarbonization, they can play an important role for any utility looking to lead. And, while the above questions are completely' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/For gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to decarbonization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/For gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to decarbonization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205011+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205011+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/For gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to decarbonization - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='valid, our perspective is this: well-designed and implemented voluntary programs offer many benefits to gas utilities and can be a “no regrets” investment, even if the utilities’ broader decarbonization strategies\nare not fully cemented yet. Here are a few reasons why…\nHow do we know a voluntary RNG program is the right approach as we think about decarbonization?\n+\nIt’s very early in the conversation and the landscape is quickly evolving. Would we be better suited to sit on the sidelines for a bit and wait to see how this pans out before making a decision about a\nvoluntary RNG program?\n+' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/For gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to decarbonization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/For gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to decarbonization - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205011+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205011+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/For gas utilities, voluntary RNG programs can play an important role on the path to decarbonization - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKETS REPORT — JUNE 2023\nEUROPEAN EDITION\n2023\nJUNE\nRenewable Markets \nInsight Report' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/3Degrees-EU-Renewable-Energy-Markets-Report-1H23.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/3Degrees-EU-Renewable-Energy-Markets-Report-1H23.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 20, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Adobe InDesign 18.4 (Macintosh)', 'producer': 'GPL Ghostscript 9.55.0', 'creationDate': "D:20230710143647Z00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230710143647Z00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/3Degrees-EU-Renewable-Energy-Markets-Report-1H23.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nImpacts of changes in the European energy market: E-World takeaways\nJuly 15, 2022 David Zwick\nIt was great to be back at E-World in Essen, Germany at the end of last month. It’s the biggest energy fair in Europe, and it was our first time back in over two years, as the organizers haven’t hosted the event\nsince the pandemic began in early 2020. We’ve all felt a little lost without it and gathering over pints in the exhibit hall had the wonderful feel of a reunion with old and new friends.\nDespite the enjoyment of being together again, there was a lot to discuss after two years of significant changes to the energy market—most notably, the impact of the war in Ukraine, which  has caused disorder in\nthe European energy market. As a result of that, the EU introduced, REPowerEU, a plan to aggressively decarbonize while simultaneously reducing dependence on Russian fossil fuels.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts of changes in the European energy market_ E-World takeaways - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts of changes in the European energy market_ E-World takeaways - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201801+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201801+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts of changes in the European energy market_ E-World takeaways - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='The 3Degrees team showed up in force to gain insight on this and more with members of numerous business units, including trading and origination, energy and climate consulting, and business development,\namong others . Each faction took away unique insights from the event and collaborated on these key highlights. \nCHALLENGES IN PPA MARKETS\nDevelopers and buyers alike are facing a difficult market for renewable energy projects. There are funding, permitting, and interconnection issues—which are especially prevalent in Italy and Poland. There are\nplenty of projects set to come online in 2024, but buyers are looking for projects now, which means any project with an earlier start date is quickly being claimed. \nWe can also expect to see more projects come into play in Spain, Italy, and the Nordic countries, as there is a lot of increased demand for projects in that region.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts of changes in the European energy market_ E-World takeaways - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts of changes in the European energy market_ E-World takeaways - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 2, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727201801+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727201801+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Impacts of changes in the European energy market_ E-World takeaways - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nFueling a Cleaner Future — Reflections from VERGE 19\nOctober 30, 2019 Steve McDougal\nLast week, I was part of the Low-Carbon and EV Fleet workshop at VERGE 19. Katie Fehrenbacher from GreenBiz did a great job bringing together thought leaders across business and policy to dive into the\nopportunities and challenges around decarbonizing transportation.\nREAL WORLD FLEET TRANSITION CHALLENGES\nI had the opportunity to moderate a panel with three leaders who manage their organizations’ fleet transitions: Julie Johnson, National Business Development-Advanced Vehicle Techs, Ryder System, Inc.;\nMichael McDonald, Director of Maintenance and Engineering for Sustainability and Government Affairs, UPS; and Mike O’Connell, Vice President of Supply Chain, PepsiCo.' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Fueling a Cleaner Future_ Reflections from VERGE 19.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Fueling a Cleaner Future_ Reflections from VERGE 19.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205223+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205223+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Fueling a Cleaner Future_ Reflections from VERGE 19.pdf


Context: page_content='CASE STUDY\nPacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees\n DOWNLOAD PDF\nOver 125,000 customers participate in innovative renewable energy program\nIn 2000, Pacific Power, a regulated utility serving customers across a six state region, launched its Blue Sky\nrenewable energy\nprogram. The program was well-received and steadily gained customers in its early years.\nBy 2004, Pacific Power was offering three different products within the program and went in search of a third party marketing partner. The utility had a strong\ndesire to reach more of their service area, particularly regions in Oregon beyond their most urban service areas, while continuing to steadily grow the program\nyear over year and was looking for a partner to help them achieve these goals.\n3Degrees was awarded the business and is now in its 6th consecutive contract with Pacific Power. The 3Degrees/Pacific Power partnership is a great example of' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Pacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Pacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205553+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205553+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Pacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='what true collaboration and innovative thinking can do for a voluntary renewable energy program and the results tell a pretty powerful story. \n3DEGREES AND PACIFIC POWER\xa0\n3Degrees has provided program management support, marketing, outreach across the six state service area and REC supply services for the largest product\noffering in Oregon. The program has grown to exceed 125,000 residential and business participants through a suite of award-winning marketing and customer\noutreach tactics and is consistently ranked as one of the top renewable energy programs in the country by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.\nSM' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Pacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Pacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 4, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727205553+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727205553+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Pacific Power’s Blue Sky and 3Degrees - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='ARTICLE\nCorporate PPA performance in Europe during market change\nSeptember 29, 2020 Stein Haugan\nSince Germany enacted the first Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for renewable energy back in 1991, the growth of renewables in Europe has been largely dominated by the FiT structure and country-specific renewable\nmandates. In recent years, political support for FiTs has diminished as the levelized cost of energy from renewables has dropped. As a result, competitive auctions have taken hold and corporate customers have\nentered the market to directly procure renewables with a goal to achieve more aggressive emissions reduction targets than those set by the European Union’s 2016 revised Renewable Energy Directive (“RED II”,\n32% renewable energy by 2030).  \nThe tremendous growth of corporate power purchase agreements (PPA) seen in the U.S. since 2015 appears to be spreading to Europe and other regions as corporates increasingly address their Scope 2' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204436+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204436+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='emissions globally. No two markets are alike in Europe, so let’s take a closer look at the available markets and assess which ones represent the best value for corporate PPA transactions.\nThe European Union is composed of 28 countries and the energy market is diverse and complex. Today, renewable energy PPAs are available to corporate customers in the following countries: the UK, Ireland,\nNetherlands, Nordics (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland), Spain, France, Germany, and Poland. A recent survey by Bloomberg New Energy Finance on the best PPA prices across the European market found\nthat the best prices for onshore wind exist in Sweden and Spain has the best prices for solar. \nHowever,  price surveys alone do not reflect the underlying value represented by these PPAs.  Many corporate customers are seeking to gain the necessary level of sophistication to analyze future market' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204436+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204436+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf


Context: page_content='scenarios to support informed decision making. 3Degrees believes that the key to success includes realistic and rigorous analytics of market fundamentals affecting wholesale prices now, and in the future. To\nassess the best value for PPAs, key questions to ask include:' metadata={'source': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'file_path': '/Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf', 'page': 0, 'total_pages': 3, 'format': 'PDF 1.4', 'title': '', 'author': '', 'subject': '', 'keywords': '', 'creator': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 'producer': 'Skia/PDF m115', 'creationDate': "D:20230727204436+00'00'", 'modDate': "D:20230727204436+00'00'", 'trapped': ''} Source: /Users/kladar/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive-verse.inc/Data/data-lake/landing/document/context-corpus-20230728/3Degrees/Corporate PPA performance in Europe during market change - 3Degrees.pdf