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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

DeSmogBlog

DeSmog analysed examples of more than 100 influencers being paid to promote fossil fuel firms worldwide since 2017, from the US to Malaysia, in campaigns that have reached billions of people. While there’s more knowledge in general around climate change and the harms of fossil fuels, I think that people have a lot of trust in creators.

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How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options

Green Business Bureau

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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COP25: The Path of Hope or the Path of Surrender

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degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels, by 2030. The key missing ingredient is a lack of political will he said: “Political will to put a price on carbon. Global average levels of carbon dioxide reached 407.8

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? Blackrock’s $550M DAC bet #174

Climate Tech VC

Meanwhile, Michigan approves a bundle of clean energy bills, the UN irons out details for the "loss and damages" fund ahead of COP, and Flexport launches a book and claim model for SAFs.  Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. 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. We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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Government mulls carbon tax push, as criticism mounts over 'contemptuous' coal mine decision

Business Green

Reports suggest Number 10 is considering a radical overhaul of the UK's carbon taxes in a bid to spark global climate action ahead of COP26 Summit. Number 10 has instructed every department in government to propose a price for carbon emissions, in a move that could provide the basis for a major extension of the UK's carbon tax regime.