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AB: Are Carbon Offsets the Next ESG Investing Frontier?

3BL Media

Carbon offsets occupy a relatively small space on the spectrum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. But as more countries and companies commit to net-zero carbon emissions goals, they’re steadily gaining attention from investors as a tool to accelerate carbon reductions. Quality Control Still Has Gaps.

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Is carbon offsetting enough?

Envirotec Magazine

How carbon offsetting compares to carbon reduction. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IPCC), published in August 2021, painted a stark picture of our world. It made clear that more must be done to reduce and offset carbon emissions.

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Is swapping debt to protect nature the key to solving Africa's climate woes?

Corporate Knights

Despite these efforts, systemic challenges hinder progress, underscoring the complex interplay between sustainability, finance and international cooperation in addressing climate change. because of climate change, a figure expected to escalate to $50 billion by 2030.

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IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

Corporate Knights

A stark choice between climate stability and global devastation is the constant drumbeat from a landmark report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Already, “widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere , and biosphere have occurred,” the report says.

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Carbon Markets Startup Cloverly Raises $19 Million

ESG Today

Climate tech startup Cloverly announced today that it has raised $19 million, with proceeds aimed at developing its voluntary carbon markets (VCM) infrastructure platform and expanding its team and global presence. The post Carbon Markets Startup Cloverly Raises $19 Million appeared first on ESG Today.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Ecolab says it helped its customers save enough water in 2018 equivalent to the needs of 600 million people. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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Reducing Our Footprint at Eaton

3BL Media

One of our critical sustainability goals is to mitigate climate change while improving the efficiency of our operations. Carbon: The race to zero. According to the IPCC, avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change involves limiting global warming to 1.5°C, Carbon offsets.