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Compliance Carbon Markets Are the Secret Weapon Against Climate Change

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It’s the characteristics of the latter that make compliance carbon markets the secret weapon against climate change. For an example of how this happens, check out this clip from John Oliver, or this one from later in the same program Markets can be a powerful force for good when it comes to combating climate change.

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Macquarie Invests in Carbon Offset Consultancy EP Carbon

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Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets division announced today an investment in carbon offset project-focused consultancy Ecological Carbon Offset Partners (EP Carbon), in a move aimed at supporting EP Carbon’s expansion and advancing Macquarie’s voluntary carbon offsets business.

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

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In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline.

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

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In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We 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.

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Telstra Ends Use of Carbon Credits to Increase Focus on Decarbonization Projects

ESG Today

Australia-based telecommunications and information services company Telstra announced today that it will no longer be using carbon credits to offset its operational carbon emissions, shifting focus instead to investments in decarbonization projects to reduce its direct emissions footprint.

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

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Along the way, I’ve spoken with airline consultants, fuel producers, carbon offset experts and industry critics, as well as with Shell executives, to understand the technologies and market drivers that could, over time, enable aviation to align with other industries in meeting the terms of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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Rayonier 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate Change, Risks and Opportunities

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DESCRIPTION: Climate change is affecting forest ecosystems worldwide, causing shifts in the distribution, abundance, productivity, and health of trees. Changes in the diversity of plants and trees, due to fluctuations in temperature and rainfall patterns, could impact the long-term growing conditions in our forests.