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What does digital art have to do with sustainability?

GreenBiz

A Paris Agreement for blockchain. On April 7, a coalition led by Energy Web announced the Crypto Climate Accord , modeled loosely on the Paris Agreement. Like the Paris Agreement, this broad pact is pathway-agnostic. For instance, carbon offsets. Sponsored Article. Innovation.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

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While the pledge provides limited detail on the measures it will take to slash the carbon emissions of its portfolio or operations, the bank said it would establish "clear, measurable pathways" to net-zero using the Paris Agreement's Capital Transition Assessment Tool (PACTA). Sponsored Article. Pull Quote. BusinessGreen.

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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

GreenBiz

When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement. If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits? This article was adapted from the GreenBiz Food Weekly newsletter.

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

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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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Carbon markets could help the planet, but only if Indigenous land rights are recognized

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Carbon markets are trading systems through which countries, businesses, individuals or other entities buy or sell units of greenhouse gas emissions. These markets facilitate carbon offsetting — compensating for carbon dioxide emissions in one location by reducing or removing emissions elsewhere. Communities at risk.

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Using Carbon Markets To Fuel the Energy Transition

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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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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

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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. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets? Given the persistent technical problems still facing CCS, that may not be likely.