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It says:“ Microsoft continues to pioneer innovative contracting models and market demand mechanisms that help to accelerate the deployment of climate solutions.
“ This includes advancing the use of environmental attribute certificates and developing book-and-claim systems that expand market access for emerging solutions.”
It says Microsoft is sending“ strong demand signals that can pull forward emerging technologies, attract and leverage private capital including CIF and create replicable frameworks to drive global decarbonisation”.
But there is a warning that scaling requires a“ step-change in capital and more deliberate financing structures”. The report says:“ We will need to crowd in more mainstream investors and stay laser-focused on highimpact technologies for Microsoft and for global progress.”
It concludes:“ In 2020, we set ambitious climate goals because we believed bold action and collaboration could transform markets and accelerate progress. Five years on, meeting those goals will take even greater urgency and collective effort.
“ The strategies we share here are an invitation: to partner with us, to adapt these approaches, and to help shape resilient, sustainable markets, together.”
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