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6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets

GreenBiz

6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 01:00. Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. In two VERGE 20 sessions, experts dived deep into the specifics of soil carbon credits and forestry carbon credits. Soil carbon sequestration can be lost easier and quicker.

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Why carbon tracking and reporting is necessary to hold corporations accountable

GreenBiz

As more companies make "carbon net-zero" commitments, how will stakeholders — investors, employees, customers and regulators — hold these companies accountable? KPMG’s 2020 Study on Climate Accounting estimates that $90 trillion of investment is needed to finance sustainable infrastructure and cities in the U.S., Carbon Removal.

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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

31, 2020, which it files annually with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, also noted a 2021 goal to “offset 100 percent of measured Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions annually.” . In recent years, Etsy has been working on addressing the carbon impact of its marketplace, which is made up of nearly 4.5

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Why Land Remediation Is the Future of Carbon Offsets

3BL Media

A recent report from McKinsey & Company offered some hard evidence for what environmentalists have long known to be a mounting concern: The current carbon offset market will struggle in the next thirty years to meet the exponentially increasing demands placed on it by corporate America’s collective drive to meet their carbon pledges.

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Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions

GreenBiz

In April 2020, Amazon announced $10 million for projects across the Appalachian Mountains in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Climate Convention to evaluate projects and their carbon offsetting potential with robust science and standards. . How is that money being spent?

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Episode 240: Ceres points the way, Beautycounter's mica makeover

GreenBiz

Fri, 10/09/2020 - 02:00. Demand for voluntary carbon offsets holds strong. Episode 240: Ceres points the way, Beautycounter's mica makeover. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:20). SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 02:11. One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies is betting that the future of flying is carbon-neutral. Although it certainly wasn’t planned, the interviews I conducted during 2020 largely coincided with the aviation sector’s worst downturn in history. And that’s just for voluntary offsets.