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

GreenBiz

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). Pull Quote.

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

Corporate Knights

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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Qualcomm's Commitment to Net-Zero Global Operational Emissions by 2040

3BL Media

While the Paris Agreement sets out to achieve net-zero by 2050, we have always been a Company that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible and believe we can get there sooner. Why 2040 vs 2050? Why set interim goals? Why commit to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

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How Your Business Can Achieve Climate Neutrality

3BL Media

Carbon neutrality refers specifically to balancing out carbon dioxide emissions with natural carbon sequestration, whereas climate neutrality refers to balancing out all greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, including carbon, but also other greenhouse gasses such as methane and nitrous oxide.

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Pioneering Offsets and Carbon Removal Technologies To Address Aviation’s Residual Emissions at American Airlines

3BL Media

Originally published in American Airlines' 2023 Sustainability Report Voluntary Carbon Markets Aviation is regarded as one of the sectors that is hardest to abate in terms of climate impact. American also partners with Cool Effect, a leading nonprofit provider of carbon offsets, to give our customers the opportunity to purchase offsets.

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Here’s How Amazon’s Sustainability Pledge Is Going, 5 Years After Jeff Bezos Promised To ‘Beat The Paris Agreement’

We Mean Business Coalition

But when Figueres, the renowned Costa Rican diplomat and one of the key orchestrators of the Paris Agreement herself, came on board, via her own organization Global Optimism (“a group of stubborn climate optimists”) — we all sat up to listen. Beating the Paris Agreement’ is a huge statement to make.

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

Corporate Knights

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.