Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

So to hear Hunt not just back the UK's emissions goals, but declare that "cheap, low carbon, reliable energy must sit at the heart of a modern economy" represents an important victory for the green economy. The whole strategy is the definition of insanity. That the climate will just stop changing?

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, a recent article in Carbon Brief is so comprehensive and well-researched that we just had to bring it to your attention. However, since these pieces were written, many more studies have come out, and the Carbon Brief article includes more up-to-date research. Source: Carbon Brief

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The term “clean hydrogen” doesn’t have a specific official definition, but on the whole, it tends to refer to H2 that is produced in a way that doesn’t generate carbon emissions. Of course, there is also the question of what to do with carbon that has been captured.

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Energy Central

JULY 27, 2022

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM) is an independent governance body for the voluntary carbon market. Our purpose is to ensure the voluntary carbon market accelerates a just transition to 1.5?C.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2021

For Etsy, the e-commerce marketplace known for handmade items like jewelry, art and apparel, Scope 3 emissions make up 99 percent of the company's carbon footprint. The ambition is part of the company's net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 goal, which it set in February. . “I I know many companies have different definitions of net-zero.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

A new white paper examines the carbon impact of streaming video on demand, in a bid to give a better impression of the carbon emissions of the technology. The authors are from The Carbon Trust, which describes itself as an independent organisation with a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. . There is no industry standard or definition . In the same way that a company’s carbon credit may offset its U.S. In the same way that a company’s carbon credit may offset its U.S. Consider carbon markets again.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 17, 2021

Many people have heard about their carbon footprint and would like to find ways to become more environmentally conscious. Well, let’s start with the definition. Your carbon. The post Reducing Your Carbon Footprint appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We believe we can't wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. Not all regenerative practices or ESG initiatives are created equal and not having an agreed-upon definition before starting will make determining the success difficult. . So we’re doing those things in parallel.".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lack of guidance, standards, and regulations underpinning carbon offsetting risks slowing net zero transition, the Climate Change Committee has today warned. Moreover, it warns that owing to weak standards, regulation and oversight, there is a shortage of high integrity carbon credits.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Advocates of this approach reckon it would help catalyse investments in clean technologies and ensure investors are more cognisant of the complex and escalating risks associated with high carbon assets. An alternative approach could include setting minimum mandatory climate standards for ESG products, requiring banks to adopt 1.5C

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Energy Central

MARCH 13, 2024

As the climate crisis worsens, it has become clear that reducing carbon emissions is not sufficient. There is a drastic need for carbon removal and storage solutions to offset current emission levels.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

THE IMPORTANCE OF CARBON FOOTPRINTS. Businesses today need to know and understand their carbon footprint in order to make progress toward becoming a more sustainable and eco-friendly business. You can also use it to determine the amount of carbon offsets to purchase in order to get to carbon neutral. .

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

billion in new wind and solar investments in the next 12 months and is outlining plans for electric vehicle charging, energy storage and green hydrogen production pilot programs to meet its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Xcel made waves in late 2018 by setting its own net-zero carbon plans in advance of state mandates.

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FuelCellsWorks

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Japan’s definition of low-carbon hydrogen stipulates a carbon intensity of 3.4kg of CO2 per kilo of H2 or lower. The subsidy model is based on a Contracts for

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the next few weeks, the Washington State Department of Ecology is set to deliver a decision on whether to turn Washington’s cap and trade program into a carbon über-market tying our climate future to California and Québec. permits to pollute) into one marketplace where the permits are traded at the lowest possible cost.

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Grist

AUGUST 4, 2020

Almost exactly a year ago, we reported that June and July wildfires in the Arctic had released as much carbon as Belgium does in an entire year — an unprecedented summertime burn that would amplify the region’s climate change–fueled fever. Following months of warm weather , fires began flaring up in northern Siberia around the start of May.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

After years of debate over the definition of materiality, 2020 has brought a consensus that materiality is double — meaning that businesses should report on financially material topics that influence enterprise value as well as topics material to the economy, environment and people. This is covered by the SASB definition of materiality.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 29, 2020

Something’s definitely in the air, er, ground, when organic agriculture features in a Super Bowl ad. Anheuser-Busch InBev’s spot for its organic Michelob Ultra Pure Gold highlights the “monumental challenges” faced The post Tastes great, less carbon. ImpactAlpha, Jan.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

I am very proud of our commitment which definitively positions Atos as worldwide leader in decarbonisation". The new pledges build on Atos' prior decarbonisation achievements, which include decreasing its own carbon intensity by 60 per cent between 2012 and 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The overriding principle for a revision to the renewable energy directive must therefore be to strengthen requirements that will maximise reductions in GHG emissions before 2030 by increasing the use of truly no-carbon renewables together with the best energy efficiency measures in these sectors.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

A cohesive value chain is essential for realizing hydrogen’s potential, encompassing low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, and distribution infrastructure, which align with end-user demand. The energy transition necessitates new low-carbon hydrogen facilities. For instance, the UK targets 10GW of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030 (2.5

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On Thursday the 19 th of August, the Climate Council in partnership with the law firm Shearman & Sterling, hosted an intriguing panel to discuss a major topic in the energy industry: Will low-carbon hydrogen be the silver bullet in APAC? But the question remained, “how low carbon is low-carbon hydrogen?”

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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.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

From clearer definition of goals to new rules to strengthen carbon markets, here are four promising signs of progress at the Egypt climate talks. The post Four promising signs of progress at the COP27 climate summit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success. We suggest leaders spell out an organizational definition of net-zero to enable the Paris Agreement’s aim of net-zero global emissions by mid-century. Any offsetting investments should be linked to the global carbon budget as defined in the Paris Agreement.

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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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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2022

Recently formed Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announces timetable for delivering Core Carbon Principles for fast-expanding offset markets. The definitive standards are then scheduled to be published in the third quarter of this year.

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Terra Infirma

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Looking back at the last 12 months, 2023 was definitely a year of reflection and renewal. The other external factor this year was I was up for re-election as City Councillor in May (I comfortably held my seat, but only after a lot of effort), so it was definitely a year to take my foot off the gas for a bit. I’m really fired up for it!

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2021

The voluntary carbon market can offer the scale, demand, market infrastructure and technologies to deliver for the climate, argues SustainCERT CEO Marion Verles. More than 30 years after the first offset project was initiated by a US electric power company in Guatemala, the voluntary carbon market finds itself at the dawn of a new era.

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GreenBiz

JULY 29, 2021

"I’ve always been interested in design and construction, but I only recently learned the game-changing impact the construction industry can have in improving the environment by adoption of innovative, lower-carbon techniques," Keaton said when the relationship was announced in April. Carbon Removal. Infrastructure. Climate Tech.

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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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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

"The fundamental purpose of the taxonomy is to enable capital to be channelled towards economic activities that are fully compatible with the EU's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 and reducing emissions by 55 per cent by 2030… Put simply, there is no remaining carbon budget for new investments in natural gas.".

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

From the outset, everyone agreed change was needed and that the current linear way of working is out of kilter with the industry’s net carbon zero and zero waste objective. The system also provides information about the amount of carbon saved and trees repurposed, which can be used in sustainability reporting.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As of October 1, 2023, the EU’s CBAM has entered into its transitional phase The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a groundbreaking strategy devised by the European Union (EU). It’s designed to equalize the price of carbon between domestic products and imports, thereby ensuring fair competition in terms of carbon costs.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2022

A seltzer brand part-owned by Ellie Goulding has announced it will roll out carbon footprint labelling across its range from next month. The company revealed it was using climate impact assessment platform CarbonCloud to analyse the carbon footprint of its drinks entire value chain.

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