GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

For instance, carbon offsets. An NFT could be used to record the unique attributes of a carbon offset project, helping to address issues of double counting. For the recent climate NFT auction, the organizers generated unique offsets from the Verra registry that were themselves NFTs. Sponsored Article.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2024

But offsets aren’t delivering. billion in funding was channeled to forest and land use carbon offsets in 2021 alone. The stakes could not be higher.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Two years ago, Lyft launched a program to buy carbon offsets for all of the rides organized on its network. Updated: This article was updated June 17 with information from Lyft's media call. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Ride Hailing.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

The aviation sector is being pushed by the United Nations-led Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for Aviation (CORSIA), which had planned to set a baseline of aviation emissions for 2020 and target carbon-neutral growth from here on out. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. 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. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits? Again, experts have doubts: One important step toward such a market, the creation of a protocol for soil carbon offsets, was the subject of multi-pronged criticism. This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I was paid by Shell for this work but not to write this article, which has not been reviewed by the company.) CORSIA has helped catalyze a new generation of biofuels and carbon offsets, the two primary tools for reducing the aviation industry’s contribution to climate change. And that’s just for voluntary offsets.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s also planning an investment push that will see it fund carbon removal projects at an expected cost of $35 per metric ton in 2025, increasing to $80 per metric ton in 2030 — far higher than the amount companies traditionally pay to purchase carbon offsets on voluntary markets. . Carbon Removal. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 18, 2021

Of course, there’s also the expectation, with Pachama’s involvement, that these projects will originate new carbon offsets, which are in increasingly short supply as big businesses shower the world with net-zero pledges. Carbon Removal. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It also said it would work with the broader finance sector to create a standard to measure financed emissions and support a functioning carbon offset market. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Finance & Investing. Corporate Strategy. BusinessGreen.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Scientists across the world agree that carbon removal coupled with strategies such as emissions reduction and carbon offsetting are necessary to keep global warming within manageable limits. . Puro.earth supports this initiative by gathering suppliers that remove carbon from the atmosphere using various methods.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For ESG investors, there is some good news to take away from the Article 6 deal, but much remains unresolved. Read the full story in GreenBiz. Read more →

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In the quest for carbon offsets, (almost) anything goes. What Joe Biden could do to cultivate carbon removal innovation (16:35) . Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Episode 247: Biden wish lists, supporting 'intersectional environmentalists'.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

These methods will store carbon in soils, earning FedEx carbon offsets. A major corporation is helping farmers earn much-needed revenue by drawing down carbon and increasing soil fertility. If enough do, we could store hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide in farmland soils. Carbon Removal.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Airlines all rely on some form of carbon offsetting – planting trees, for instance, to “offset” the carbon emitted by the planes – or sustainable aviation fuel or carbon capture and storage, in order to “mitigate” their climate impacts. Read the original article.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Carbon offset markets have always been complex and controversial instruments to fight climate change. Reading this article, you will better understand the carbon offsets market, carbon offsets controversy and the key initiatives to follow. Carbon Offsets Markets size. Introduction.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Its goal is to be climate neutral—not just carbon neutral—by 2050. For more on terminology denkstatt explains climate neutral, carbon neutral, GHG neutral and net zero in this two page download and article. Step 3: Participate in carbon offset programs for unavoidable emissions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how the carbon finance options defined at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) can help cut greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction costs for power utilities and large energy consumers. What are the implications of Article 6?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

Examples of this dynamic include projects such as a hydroelectric plant in Guatemala ( later linked to egregious human rights abuse ) and forest preservation projects in Brazil ; both offered Western companies opportunities to gain carbon offset credits, but the reality of their impact from a human rights standpoint was less understood. .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

COP28 could mark a step toward a closer relationship between voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) and compliance markets, depending on Article 6 negotiations on issues such as eligibility on new activities. Article 6.4 The details and rules for operationalising Article 6.4 negotiations in Dubai is vital.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

The document also holds out the possibility of subsidies for carbon trading deals under Article 6 of the Paris agreement, and for Indigenous participation in fossil fuel projects. Speaking on background Monday, an official said the odds of any oil or gas project taking advantage of the Article 6 provision were “relatively remote”.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2022

As an article published by the investment management firm BlackRock Inc. in the Harvard School Forum on Corporate Governance explains : “Companies will need to assess their operations and vulnerabilities, craft scalable solutions, and consider low-carbon investments, among other initiatives.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

That’s why some environmental campaigners in China are wary about the fuel source, as well as recent claims by oil and gas companies such as Shell that LNG can be “carbon neutral” if paired with carbon offsets. Read the original article here. The story first appeared in DeSmog.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

To be sure, carbon offset systems have been plagued with problems. This article originally appeared in Grist. One is a perverse incentive to deforest an area and plant trees again, selling those credits to companies. I see the future of biochar as promising,” Kitol said. Learn more at Grist.org.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

It might, for example, buy carbon offsets to kickstart action in the short term without delay, then move on to supporting initiatives that directly affect its operations, such as installing new technologies for energy efficiency or clean energy. Carbon Removal. Sponsored Article. Corporate Strategy. Collective Insight.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this article, we'll summarize each new law as well as outline the likely impact on businesses. They require the disclosure of climate-related information by most public companies in the U.S. and update the guidance to companies on the claims they can make about the goods and services they sell on the American market.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Labelled as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the thematic investment strategy will invest in companies that benefit from the transition to a nature-positive world. The post This Week’s Fund News: Robeco Introduces Article 9 Biodiversity Strategy appeared first on ESG Investor.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2022

And many crypto mining companies are using renewable sources of power and have committed to carbon offsetting. Learn more in the latest @MorganStanley article here: [link]. KEYWORDS: Morgan Stanley, NYSE: MS, cryptocurrency, esg, Morgan Stanley’s Cryptocurrency and Sustainability Research, Calculating Carbon Intensity.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This is generally a voluntarily self-imposed deadline, usually decades away, by which the institution’s emissions will not necessarily actually reduce to zero, but rather by which they will at least be ostensibly canceled out by carbon offsets. This article originally appeared in Grist.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It's already powering its scooters and operations with clean energy as well as buying carbon offsets to neutralize emissions. Recently Lime also announced a partnership with the World Wildlife Foundation, which include programs around education, advocacy and carbon innovation. Sponsored Article. Transportation & Mobility.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore the impact of AI on carbon emissions and the climate change crisis. Understanding the Carbon Footprint of AI AI’s carbon footprint can be substantia l. Can AI be used to reduce emissions, and do these benefits outweigh the environmental costs?

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

In your company, you might have responsibility for: Preparing a product marketing campaign Shaping net zero strategy Deciding on the company’s affiliations and public positions This article gives you concrete guidance on how to avoid greenwashing in all these areas. We define greenwashing and explain why it hurts your company.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They point to Verra’s carbon credit program which came under scrutiny this year for lack of verifiability and for serving as an excuse for companies not to reduce their carbon footprint. This article was first published by Mongabay. plastics treaty negotiations is anyone’s guess. appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This is the second in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition. Japan instituted the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), a pioneering project-based option under Article 6 to cooperate with developing countries on greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and sustainable development.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2023

By contrast, the report makes no mention of risky and controversial attempts at solar radiation management (SRM) and leaves out any reliance on carbon offsets. This article is republished from The Energy Mix. Read the original article. The dangers of overshooting 1.5°C We need to be very clear on that.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Now markets for environmental attributes like renewable energy credits (RECs) and carbon offsets are part of a global effort to reduce emissions. Read the full article here: [link]. During those early days, most people didn’t understand the concept of trading nonphysical items.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Innovative pilot schemes are attracting interest after failed COP28 negotiations on carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Despite limited progress on carbon trading rules at COP28 , experts believe recent trial projects will unlock investment opportunities for private investors.

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