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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The sooner that the costs of carbon control are included in the costs of doing business, the sooner new technologies will be developed.

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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

Since methane breaks down in the atmosphere much sooner than carbon dioxide, which will warm the planet for centuries, an additional metric known as GWP* was proposed by Oxford University scientists in 2016 that factors in methane’s potent short-term impacts, taking 2016 methane emissions as baseline.

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Compliance Carbon Markets Are the Secret Weapon Against Climate Change

3BL Media

VCM offerings primarily include: Offsets Renewable energy certificates (RECs) Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects The VCM expanded in the late 2000s and through the 2010s to meet escalating demand for carbon offset solutions. But one thing is for certain: action is imperative, both for businesses and for the planet.

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Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s profitable

GreenBiz

In the latter part of 2016, Ethan Steinberg and two of his friends planned a driving tour across the United States to interview farmers. While agroforestry is seen as having significant potential for the carbon offset market, its variability makes it a more complicated agricultural investment. What is agroforestry?"

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From 'climate quitting' to 'global boiling,' 10 terms that defined 2023

Corporate Knights

Carbon offsets are ‘riddled with fraud.’ Solving credibility issues may require a greater overhaul of carbon markets. Carbon insetting Business-speak for companies reducing emissions in their own supply chains; an alternative to carbon offsetting. Can new voluntary guidelines fix that?