This is great, and congrats to Microsoft. But: for announcements of this type, I wonder how compliance ought to be tracked. It will be easy for companies (and countries) to generate some good publicity, but then not make the changes needed.https://twitter.com/jmanooch/status/1217876379485818880 …
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Replying to @michael_nielsen
Yep. Would be great if there was some independent accountability website. Did the company follow through? How sensible is what they’re spending the money on?
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Replying to @patrickc
Yes, that would great! Similarly: I believe the count of countries committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 stands at about 60. Interesting to think about good accountability mechanisms to prevent political theatre.
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Replying to @michael_nielsen @patrickc
One interesting suggestion that I've heard is to have the government(s) issue a bond which pays out depending on how badly the government misses its target. e.g. if the government misses its target by 5%, the bond pays a 5% yield, etc. Have this determined by an independent body.
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Imagine how fast any such metric would get gamed and corrupted.
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"Revenue" becomes a very tricky concept once you dig into GAAP rules but having it is a lot better than not.
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