The country's largest power provider just vowed to end its emissions by 2045 — and to hit the target without offsets that outsource carbon cuts, Ben writes.
Driving the news: NextEra Energy, parent of Florida Power & Light and other major assets, announced a target of "real zero" by 2045.
NextEra, already a huge national player in renewables, trademarked "real zero" to contrast it with the "net-zero" parlance in other corporate pledges.
The big picture: NextEra said its blueprint could create 180,000 jobs and $20 billion in annual "GDP impact" through 2045.
