Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

NbS will play a critical role in achieving our climate goals because many of them both cut emissions from land-use and remove carbon from the atmosphere. Investment in high-integrity NbS, including investment through carbon markets, is an essential component of corporate leadership on climate action in addition to emission reductions.

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Investment COP Biodiversity Demand 68

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ahead of tomorrow's Net Zero Festival, Toby Hill explores how carbon offset standards are evolving in a bid to assure clients and campaigners that promised carbon savings can be delivered. To find out more about the role of carbon offsets in the net zero transition, sign up now for a free pass to tomorrow's Net Zero Festival.

Carbon 79

Carbon Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels 79

Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Analysis from Thrust Carbon urges aviation sector to make up front investments that rapidly scale the carbon offsetting market to the scale needed to cover its emissions. With the sector raking in $25.9bn of post-tax profits in 2019, the price of carbon neutrality is therefore "more than affordable" for the sector, it concludes.

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Carbon-neutral Aviation Carbon Biodiversity 68

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2022

Grant aims to support group's work to establish more robust governance mechanisms for voluntary carbon markets sector. Our theory of change is simple: first build a voluntary carbon market with integrity, and scale will follow," she said.

Carbon 40

Carbon Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Biodiversity 40

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

On the day that MGT Teesside misses its latest deadline to begin operations (10 December), the Cut Carbon Not Forests (CCNF) coalition warns the Low Carbon Contract Company (LCCC) to reject any further deadline extensions for the biomass power plant. The most recent delay was caused by a multi-day fire on-site in November.

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Carbon Pollution Government Law 130

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Compensate's Niklas Kaskeala sets out how firms purchasing credits to fund conservation and meeting climate goals can mitigate their exposure to carbon market risks It matters how we speak about the climate crisis. There definitely seems to be an appetite for carbon credits from global corporations.

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Carbon Biodiversity Investment Demand 36

Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

VCM Global Dialogue publishes its conclusions on how to shape the voluntary carbon market from the perspective of developing countries. Today's report stresses that voluntary carbon markets must complement, rather than replace, corporate and governmental efforts to slash absolute emissions.

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Carbon Sustainability Government COP 49

Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

While voluntary carbon markets and policy regulations are rapidly evolving, we need corporations to develop sound, tactical strategies for managing their emissions abatement and removal. Here, I will discuss how to fund active carbon sequestration today as well as R&D for these more durable solutions in the future.

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Carbon Soil Organic Logistics 52

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Other transgressed boundaries are: climate change, biodiversity loss, biogeochemical cycles, land use and, in 2022, chemical pollution. Water is one of the nine regulators of the state of the Earth system that are included in the framework, and is the sixth boundary that scientists have assessed as being transgressed.

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Soil Climate change Resilience Health 183

Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

We believe we can't wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. The guidance outlines best practices for conserving and regenerating healthy land, freshwater, oceans and biodiversity. Without agreed-upon definitions, it makes it even harder for companies to prove they are making good on their commitments.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Soil Climate change Biodiversity 87

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

A new atlas published on 26 May shows that 54 per cent of the world’s land surface consists of vast tracts of land covered by grass, shrubs or sparse, hardy vegetation that support millions of pastoralists, hunter gatherers, ranchers and large populations of wildlife – and store large amounts of carbon.

North America 130

North America Biodiversity Agriculture South America 130

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

New guide on how to ensure forest projects deliver promised benefits comes amidst soaring carbon offset prices and fresh calls for improved governance of natural capital projects. per tonne of carbon to around $14.40.

Investment 101

Investment Carbon-neutral Biodiversity Carbon 101

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Discussions around the framework of Article 6 are under strain at COP27 - and concerns are mounting the outcome could further undermine the credibility of voluntary carbon markets. is definitely an important one," he told BusinessGreen on the side-lines of COP27. "If This issue on the non-authorised units and 6.4

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 36

EDF + Business

MAY 29, 2024

The transition finance market has not yet flourished in the same way, in part because there is little consensus on definitions for transition finance globally and investors are concerned about greenwashing. Invest capital in a way that supports the just transition and safeguards nature and biodiversity.

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Policy Investment Biodiversity Technology 57

GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

The nuances of all the various adjectives and descriptors that are used to describe climate action — from "science-based" to "net zero" to "carbon negative" — are enough to make heads spin, especially for those who spend their professional lives worrying about how to communicate these concepts. Offsetting versus insetting.

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Carbon-negative Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Carbon 291

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The drive led by the former Bank of England Governor to establish a global carbon offset market lacks emphasis on how offset quality will be defined, argues Eli Mitchell-Larson of the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. But controversy over offsetting persists. But controversy over offsetting persists. Is it likely to work?

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Carbon Carbon-negative Biodiversity Agriculture 62

Business Green

MARCH 8, 2022

Companies have turned to carbon offsetting projects to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions for more than a decade, but the phase "carbon insetting" features less frequently in corporate sustainability plans. At the end of the day what those big trees deliver is ecosystem services that go beyond carbon.

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Carbon Agriculture Soil Biodiversity 46

Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 7, 2022

Climate resilience, zero carbon, and the built environment. These themes are not definitive — when we invest, we look for transformative teams and technologies, areas ripe for innovation, and where we can make the most impact. Reduce deforestation and restore biodiversity in our oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. Zero Carbon.

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Stormwater Resilience Smart Cities Startups 98

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 1, 2021

In reality, annual carbon dioxide emissions reliably mirror the state of countries’ economies, dipping only during recessions. Converting land to biofuel production can have a disastrous impact on both the climate and biodiversity. But the vision it presents governments is fantastic in another sense of the word, too.

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Biodiversity Fossil fuels North America Carbon 98

The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Here’s how major environmental components benefit from these innovative practices: Reduction of carbon footprint. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mentions agriculture as one of the significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide.

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Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 195

Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

Ahead of COP26 in November, where mobilising green finance will rightly be one of the four key themes, the UK government has announced a number of exciting initiatives to mobilise capital towards tackling climate change and biodiversity loss whilst delivering a green economic recovery to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Policy Government Carbon Biodiversity 76

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Agriculture’s role in fuelling the climate and biodiversity crisis has become increasingly apparent in recent years. JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity.

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Building Energy Monitoring Soil Agriculture Carbon-negative 98

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

European law-makers are due to vote on a revised renewable energy directive next week, part of the EU’s Green New Deal to slash carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030. It would recognise vital elements of the forest – contributing to tackling climate change, helping biodiversity, their role as a home to people, and a place for recreation.”.

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Law Europe Carbon-negative Biodiversity 90

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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Agriculture Methane Carbon-neutral COP 144

Grist

APRIL 29, 2022

That’s definitely alarming, especially given all the commitments and attention towards forests.”. million hectares — the carbon equivalent of India’s total annual fossil fuel emissions — of tropical rainforest. We’re losing a lot of forest cover,” said Mikaela Weisse, Deputy Director of Global Forest Watch, or GFW.

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels Biodiversity Policy Politics 101

Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Basil Demeroutis, managing partner at real estate investor FORE Partnership, offers a whirlwind guide to the complex world of net zero carbon. There is a lot of excitement about creating net zero carbon buildings, and rightly so. Not many property professionals can tell you what net zero carbon actually means. Or all of them.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 57

Business Green

JUNE 16, 2022

Consequently, conservationists have often found themselves opposing renewables projects that they support in principle, but fear could have unacceptable biodiversity impacts in practice. Climate change and biodiversity loss can be tackled simultaneously," said Kristian Ruby, secretary general of Eurelectric. Credit: Eurelectric.

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Biodiversity Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 36

Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

The consultation seeks to make a clear link between the current Covid-19 crisis and biodiversity loss, climate change, and human activity, arguing that all of these factors make devastating pandemics and resulting threats to public health and the economy far more likely.

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Europe Resilience Carbon-neutral Sustainability 100

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

For a food company, that means knowing how and where you source your ingredients, what your customers want, and understanding the provenance of your direct and indirect carbon emissions. Concretely, when you look at Danone, 60 percent of our carbon footprint is from agriculture," Soubeiran acknowledged.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring 440

Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As this report highlights, JREDD credits provide a triple win - avoiding further emissions from tropical deforestation, protecting one of the world's most important carbon sinks, and preserving critical biodiversity and other ecosystem services we rely on for the global climate and economy to function.".

Investment 44

Investment Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral Energy Monitor 44

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry pledging millions of dollars to one of nature’s most effective carbon sequestration solutions. . There is definitely increasing urgency around this issue," Waxman says.

Policy 545

Policy Organic Sustainability Agriculture 545

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For example, maritime vessels typically struggle to meet existing “green” thresholds as zero or low-carbon fuels are still in their early stages of development. TRACTION will address challenges and develop solutions to scale up CFPP retirement using carbon credits. C–aligned reduction in emissions.

Asia 52

Asia Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Climate change 52

Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It is wrong to suggest an 'attack on nature' is underway, spokespeople have insisted, the government remains fully committed to its overarching targets to achieve net zero by 2050 and reverse the decline in biodiversity by 2030. Any reforms will happen within that overarching framework. But are such reassurances credible?

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Government Biodiversity Agriculture Carbon-negative 36

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Please see the bottom of this post for full methodology and climate vertical definitions.   Despite its seeming popularity in the press, Carbon gets more headlines than funding. Our definition of climate tech comes with two filters: 1) climate impact and 2) climate vertical.

Building Energy Monitoring 144

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 144

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

“We believe we can’t wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. The guidance outlines best practices for conserving and regenerating healthy land, freshwater, oceans and biodiversity. Without agreed-upon definitions, it makes it even harder for companies to prove they are making good on their commitments.

Agriculture 28

Agriculture Climate change Soil Biodiversity 28

Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In addition to generating renewable power, the solar farm has been designed to enable agricultural activity such as livestock grazing to continue at the same site, while Lightsource BP is also investing around £560,000 to implement a biodiversity plan for the site.

Construction 101

Construction Fossil fuels Agriculture Solar Power 101

Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

IPPR has today called on the government to establish a 'new deal' for farmers that sets out how it plans to curb the agricultural sector's heavy toll on the climate and biodiversity while enabling workers to navigate various challenges related to Brexit, an ageing workforce, technological disruption, and environmental impacts.

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Government Policy Agriculture Biodiversity 51