Business Green
JULY 29, 2021
Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiate launches alongside consultation into how carbon credits should be embedded into business strategies. In a statement, the group said it planned to address "credibility concerns" surrounding carbon offset markets and close a "number of critical gaps in voluntary carbon market integrity".
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. He has used GWP* to claim that the US meat and dairy sector can become “climate-neutral” by the late 2040s by reducing emissions only two percent a year.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 3, 2021
The remaining 20 percent represents investments outside of fossil fuels, in areas such as renewables, carbon capture and storage, and research into new green technologies. . The simple fact is that they are not reducing their polluting activities by the significant amount required to limit the worst impacts of global warming.”.
DeSmogBlog
MAY 24, 2021
China represents more than a quarter of all global carbon emissions, and it has spent tens of billions of dollars to build coal power facilities in 152 countries over the past decade through its Belt and Road Initiative. Roughly 70% of the coal plants built globally now rely on Chinese funding. China Talks.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Joshua Tosteson, COO of climate conservation marketing company Everland, offers a defense of REDD+ carbon offsets. The recently-released United Nations Global Biodiversity Outlook opens with these words: "Humanity stands at a crossroads with regard to the legacy it leaves to future generations.".
Business Green
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The UK, the EU, France, Germany, the US, Italy, Canada, Japan, Norway, and Denmark have all backed the plan, which mirrors similar agreements reached with Indonesia and South Africa. Europe was the first continent to set out a path towards climate neutrality. A global clean tech race has started.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Unchecked carbon pollution is forcing the world's most vulnerable on a frog march to destruction - now. The reality remains that companies need to halve emissions by 2030 if we are to have any chance of limiting global warming.". Nearly half of humanity is living in the danger zone - now. The facts are undeniable.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
83 
Let's personalize your content