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How This Company Plans To Put A Carbon Price Tag On Your Jeans And Sneakers

Forbes Green Tech

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Much like calorie counts on menus and nutritional information on food packaging, could our purchases soon come with a CO2 tag displaying how much carbon they generated?

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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040. Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. Carbon Capture. Supply Chain.

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Duke Energy Lays Out Its Long-Term Clean Energy Pathways — and Price Tags

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Duke Energy has detailed the various paths its utilities in the Carolinas could take over the next 15 years, a choice that will determine how quickly Duke cuts its carbon footprint and how much it will cost. gigawatts under its carbon policy case — and up to 16.4 ” Looking at the price tags.

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Efficient Tactics for Minimizing Your Carbon Footprint During a Move

The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Indeed, minimizing your carbon footprint during a move is one such action, often overlooked but significant. So, let’s explore eight tips for minimizing your carbon footprint during a move. Caption: By reducing, reusing, and recycling, you’re not only decluttering but also minimizing your carbon footprint during a move.

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Oil Lobby’s Carbon Capture Solution Hasn’t Consulted Local Nation, Chief Says

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The leader of Cold Lake First Nations has revealed the initiator of a major carbon capture project in Northern Alberta has not consulted with local Indigenous communities. They’re ramming it down our throats,” said Chief Jacko during a media scrum outside a Carbon Capture Canada conference held on Tuesday.

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Climate Deniers Argue Carbon Pollution Is Beneficial, Again Take Aim at EPA's Endangerment Finding

DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2020

Read time: 11 mins Climate science deniers at think tanks with fossil fuel ties are doubling down on attempts to undermine the bases for regulating climate pollution, from attacking estimated carbon pollution costs used in regulatory analyses to urging the U.S.

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Stanford Study Says Renewable Power Eliminates Argument for Using Carbon Capture with Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Jacobson questions the climate and health benefits of carbon capture technology against simply switching to renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Tags: carbon capture ccs clean coal renewable energy Mark Jacobson Read time: 7 mins New research from Stanford University professor Mark Z.

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Carbon Capture Will Require Large Public Subsidies to Support Coal and Gas Power

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2020

Read time: 9 mins In April, the Center for Global Energy Policy ( CGEP ) at Columbia University released a report concluding that, without major new subsidies from the American public, technologies for capturing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from coal and natural gas-fired power plants will remain uneconomical.

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North Dakota’s Carbon Capture Project Tundra Another “Expensive Greenwashing” Attempt to Bail Out Coal Power

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 21, 2020

Read time: 4 mins Carbon capture technology has generated a lot of controversy–but little private investment–due to its lack of profitability and efficiency. Tags: Project Tundra carbon capture greenwashing Ask Senator John Hoeven (R- ND ), who has directed more than $30 million in Department of Energy funding to Project Tundra.

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Aclymate and Green Business Bureau Join Forces To Provide Members with Carbon Accounting Tools

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 29, 2022

Green Business Bureau (GBB) has partnered with Aclymate to bring the GBB members a carbon footprint calculator and carbon offset marketplace. GBB and Aclymate are working together to help businesses become greener and measure their progress via the GBB EcoScoreCare and Aclymate Carbon Footprint. What gets measured, gets managed.

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Carbon Majors Can Be Held Liable for Human Rights Violations, Philippines Commission Rules

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Tags: Human Rights Carbon Majors Project ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Royal Dutch Shell bp The world’s biggest polluters could be held legally liable for their contributions to climate change, a major national inquiry into the links between climate and human rights has concluded.

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Three primers for buying carbon offsets

Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As interest and scrutiny involving the use of carbon credits toward net zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate, and Ecosystem Marketplace have some answers for corporate buyers. Shopify's carbon removal buying guide. Thursday, the commerce technology company Shopify released " Buying Carbon Removal, Explained."

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Climate Deniers on Front Line of Battle Over Pennsylvania Joining Cap-and-Trade Program to Slash Carbon Pollution

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Read time: 6 mins Pennsylvania, traditionally a battleground state in electoral politics, is currently embroiled in a battle over the state potentially joining a regional program to curb carbon pollution from the power sector.

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Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

NuScale Power announced on Wednesday that it had dropped plans to build a long-promised “carbon free power project” in Idaho. It blamed the decision on a lack of subscribers for the plant’s electricity. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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Making sense of the alphabet soup: the common themes across carbon credit integrity guidance

EDF + Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Jordan Faires and Pedro Barata A year ago, the voluntary carbon market was craving guidance on quality and integrity. There was no public, unified guidance to show carbon credit programs or companies what carbon credits were good, what was junk, and what lay in between. in the voluntary carbon market.

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U.S. Public Facing Huge Bill to Clean Up After Oil and Gas Industry

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2020

million unplugged oil and gas wells, according to Billion Dollar Orphans, a new report from London-based think tank Carbon Tracker. Tags: orphan wells abandoned oil wells Carbon orphaned well Read time: 7 mins The American public is facing a potential bill of $280 billion for the cleanup of 2.6

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Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Pallets are being produced at three sites – York, Burton, and Peterborough – and fitted with RFID tags, which will enable pallet tracking. 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.

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Under Rising Pressure on Climate, JPMorgan Rejects Shareholder Calls to Disclose Full Carbon Footprint

DeSmogBlog

MAY 14, 2020

Tags: ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Lee Raymond JPMorgan Chase shareholder activism shareholder resolutions JPM organ Chase, which a coalition of U.S.

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Defying Climate Goals, New York Approves Rate Hike to Pay for New Natural Gas Infrastructure

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2020

New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act ( CLCPA ) targets 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Tags: new york stranded assets Con Ed natural gas methane

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Fossil Fuel Industry and Koch Network Fighting Pennsylvania's Move to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Read time: 6 mins As Pennsylvania took a significant step this week towards joining a regional climate initiative to curb carbon pollution from power plants, newly revealed email records show how fossil fuel interests campaigned to oppose this initiative in a state that has the fifth most polluting electric power sector in the nation.

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Public Ownership of Fossil Fuels a Potential Solution to Multiple Crises, Says New Report

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 17, 2020

Read time: 6 mins At a time of overlapping crises, putting fossil fuel assets into public ownership offers a way to slash carbon emissions and pave the way for a just transition for oil and gas workers who find themselves without a job, according to a new report. Tags: COVID-19 oil bailout fracking finances

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Analysis: Fossil Fuel Tax Programs to Cut Emissions Lead to Lots of Industry Profit, Little Climate Action

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 4, 2021

Tags: carbon tax cap and trade tax credits refined coal tax credit 45Q carbon capture

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Why are hydrogen fuel cells so expensive?

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

As such, their use is considered to have zero-carbon operations. That said, the production of green H2 using electrolyzers does require rare metals such as platinum and iridium that come with a high price tag. Understanding where the expense comes from involves knowing how they work.

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British Airways Nearly as Polluting as All Vans on UK Roads Combined, Data Shows

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2021

Read time: 5 mins British Airways flights emitted almost as much carbon dioxide in 2019 as all the vans on UK roads, according to newly released data obtained by non-profit group Transport & Environment ( T&E ). Tags: British Airways Lufthansa Air France

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Exxon and Other US Oil Companies Lag in Responding to ‘Existential Threat’ of Energy Transition, Report Warns

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

oil majors like Exxon and Chevron are failing to grapple with the energy sector’s transition away from polluting fossil fuels and refusing to disclose potential risks to their portfolios from assets that may become “stranded,” or uneconomical to develop, in a low-carbon world, new research from the London-based think tank Carbon Tracker shows.

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Groups Funded by Oil Industry Bash Plan to Reduce Northeast's Dependence on Oil

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2020

Read time: 9 mins Last month New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced the state would not be participating in the Transportation and Climate Initiative ( TCI ), a regional cap-and-trade program aimed at reducing carbon emissions from vehicles.

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Unplugged: How the Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to Electrify Buildings

DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2020

This alarm has since boiled over into a full-fledged opposition campaign to counter the rising tide of similar measures meant to restrict gas in favor of constructing all-electric buildings and cutting carbon pollution.

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Scottish council becomes first to trial recycling weighing technology

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

The programme, funded by the Scottish government funded advisory group Zero Waste Scotland and delivered in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, involves the use of RFID tags. These have already been used in Europe and in some other parts of the UK.

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A Look at the Oil Industry’s Favorite Climate Solutions

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2020

Tags: carbon capture natural gas carbon tax biofuels ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Imperial Oil Covering Climate Now Another popular strategy for the industry is to push certain climate “solutions” — often with slick advertising campaigns — that sound good in theory but are not viable in practice.

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Delayed Senate Energy Bill Promotes LNG Exports, 'Clean Coal' and Geoengineering

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2020

Chamber of Commerce Consumer Energy Alliance geoengineering American Coal Council Direct Air Capture Joe Manchin Lisa Murkowski Liquefied Natural Gas Bakken Shale petrochemicals carbon capture and sequestration

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McLaren 720S: careful, your carbon fiber is showing

AGreenLiving

MAY 4, 2021

That’s because it is the first car with a completely exposed carbon fiber exterior (and proud of it!) McLaren 720S: careful, your carbon fiber is showing. Not only is it a looker, but the ‘000’ McLaren 720S is making waves for its innovations in the world of exotic cars. that is integrated with 3D-printed parts. The rest is here:Â .

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California Polluters May Soon Buy Carbon 'Offsets' From the Amazon — Is That Ethical?

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Tags: carbon offsets California Air Resources Board tropical deforestation Amazon rainforest

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'Like Handing Out Blankets Affected With Smallpox': US Called to End Oil Exports to Thwart Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 28, 2020

crude oil export ban Congress lifted in 2015 would slash global carbon emissions by up to 181 million tons of CO2 -equivalent each year — a reduction comparable to shuttering dozens of coal-fired power plants. Tags: oil change international greenpeace crude oil export ban Crude Oil Exports

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Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments

DeSmogBlog

JULY 23, 2020

Despite governments around the world claiming they want to support low-carbon industries in the wake of COVID -19, many have prioritised airlines and plane manufacturers for bailouts with no green strings attached — giving or lending money to some of the world’s biggest polluters.

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After Calling for Climate Action, US Chamber of Commerce Pushes Pro-Fossil Fuel Agenda

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

For years, the Chamber opposed action to slow climate change, prompting activists to dub the organization the “Chamber of Carbon.”. Tags: chamber of commerce Dan Brouillette James Danly Cory Gardner Paris Agreement Our climate is changing and humans are contributing to these changes,” the website says.

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Automakers Accelerating Climate Change, Failing to Put the Brakes on Emissions

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Read time: 5 mins Automakers are failing to drive a rapid shift towards low-carbon transport, according to a new analysis , indicating that the industry is not aligned with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees C. Tags: auto alliance clean car standards world benchmarking alliance

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Report: Global Climate Lawsuits Against Governments and Polluters on the Rise

DeSmogBlog

JULY 7, 2020

Tags: climate litigaton climate lawsuits climate crisis Human Rights Urgenda carbon majors COVID-19

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How the Integrity Council's new global benchmark could prove a watershed moment for the carbon market

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

ICVCM said the new Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) have been developed using input from hundreds of organisations throughout the voluntary carbon market and will set out fundamental principles for high-quality credits which deliver real, verifiable emissions reductions based on the latest science and best practices.

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San Antonio's City-Owned Energy Utility Is Paying a Quarter Million Dollars a Year to Gas Industry Groups

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But the key player in implementing the Alamo City’s energy transition — the local energy utility CPS Energy — remains committed to carbon-based fuels like coal and natural gas, even while it begins to invest more in renewable alternatives.

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The Fracking Industry's Methane Problem Is a Climate Problem

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Read time: 9 mins While carbon dioxide — deservedly — gets a bad rap when it comes to climate change, about 40 percent of global warming actually can be attributed to the powerful greenhouse gas methane, according to the 2013 IPCC report. Tags: methane fracking venting emissions Dr. Robert Howarth American Petroleum Institute

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COP25: Polluting Companies Blamed for Slow Progress at UN Climate Talks

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, and Endesa, which through its operations produced 61.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to analysis. Tags: COP25 climate talks UN climate talks shell greenwashing Corporate Influence

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With Bankruptcies Mounting, Faltering Oil and Gas Firms Are Leaving a Multi-billion Dollar Cleanup Bill to the Public

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tags: fracking Bankruptcy carbon tracker Lynn Helms Halcón Resources

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New Paper Reveals Rail Industry Was Leader in Climate Denial Efforts

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In conjunction with their allied trade associations, these coalitions have served as a central coordination mechanism in efforts opposed to mandatory limits on carbon emissions.”. Tags: Association of American Railroads climate denial And the allied trade association that was most active was the AAR.

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While Talking up Climate Action, Oil Majors Eye Argentina’s Shale Reserves

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2019

trillion in new oil and gas projects around the world over the next five years, despite the fact that existing projects contain enough greenhouse gases to use up the remaining carbon budget. Tags: Vaca Muerta Shale Argentina Total fracking YPF oil majors The industry also has plans to invest $1.4

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How This Company Plans To Put A Carbon Price Tag On Your Jeans And Sneakers

FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

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Duke Energy Lays Out Its Long-Term Clean Energy Pathways — and Price Tags

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Efficient Tactics for Minimizing Your Carbon Footprint During a Move

Oil Lobby’s Carbon Capture Solution Hasn’t Consulted Local Nation, Chief Says

Climate Deniers Argue Carbon Pollution Is Beneficial, Again Take Aim at EPA's Endangerment Finding

Stanford Study Says Renewable Power Eliminates Argument for Using Carbon Capture with Fossil Fuels

Carbon Capture Will Require Large Public Subsidies to Support Coal and Gas Power

North Dakota’s Carbon Capture Project Tundra Another “Expensive Greenwashing” Attempt to Bail Out Coal Power

Aclymate and Green Business Bureau Join Forces To Provide Members with Carbon Accounting Tools

Carbon Majors Can Be Held Liable for Human Rights Violations, Philippines Commission Rules

Three primers for buying carbon offsets

Climate Deniers on Front Line of Battle Over Pennsylvania Joining Cap-and-Trade Program to Slash Carbon Pollution

Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

Making sense of the alphabet soup: the common themes across carbon credit integrity guidance

U.S. Public Facing Huge Bill to Clean Up After Oil and Gas Industry

Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout

Under Rising Pressure on Climate, JPMorgan Rejects Shareholder Calls to Disclose Full Carbon Footprint

Defying Climate Goals, New York Approves Rate Hike to Pay for New Natural Gas Infrastructure

Fossil Fuel Industry and Koch Network Fighting Pennsylvania's Move to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Public Ownership of Fossil Fuels a Potential Solution to Multiple Crises, Says New Report

Analysis: Fossil Fuel Tax Programs to Cut Emissions Lead to Lots of Industry Profit, Little Climate Action

Why are hydrogen fuel cells so expensive?

British Airways Nearly as Polluting as All Vans on UK Roads Combined, Data Shows

Exxon and Other US Oil Companies Lag in Responding to ‘Existential Threat’ of Energy Transition, Report Warns

Groups Funded by Oil Industry Bash Plan to Reduce Northeast's Dependence on Oil

Unplugged: How the Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to Electrify Buildings

Scottish council becomes first to trial recycling weighing technology

A Look at the Oil Industry’s Favorite Climate Solutions

Delayed Senate Energy Bill Promotes LNG Exports, 'Clean Coal' and Geoengineering

McLaren 720S: careful, your carbon fiber is showing

California Polluters May Soon Buy Carbon 'Offsets' From the Amazon — Is That Ethical?

'Like Handing Out Blankets Affected With Smallpox': US Called to End Oil Exports to Thwart Climate Crisis

Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments

After Calling for Climate Action, US Chamber of Commerce Pushes Pro-Fossil Fuel Agenda

Automakers Accelerating Climate Change, Failing to Put the Brakes on Emissions

Report: Global Climate Lawsuits Against Governments and Polluters on the Rise

How the Integrity Council's new global benchmark could prove a watershed moment for the carbon market

San Antonio's City-Owned Energy Utility Is Paying a Quarter Million Dollars a Year to Gas Industry Groups

The Fracking Industry's Methane Problem Is a Climate Problem

COP25: Polluting Companies Blamed for Slow Progress at UN Climate Talks

With Bankruptcies Mounting, Faltering Oil and Gas Firms Are Leaving a Multi-billion Dollar Cleanup Bill to the Public

New Paper Reveals Rail Industry Was Leader in Climate Denial Efforts

While Talking up Climate Action, Oil Majors Eye Argentina’s Shale Reserves

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