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Outdated carbon credits from old wind and solar farms are threatening climate change efforts
Outdated carbon credits from old wind and solar farms are threatening climate change efforts

The carbon credit system needs an overhaul to effectively help in reducing climate change, according to a UCL study

  • Offsets
  • 18 January 2021
It is time to seal the marriage between carbon finance and forest protection
It is time to seal the marriage between carbon finance and forest protection

CO2 from forest fires have the same climate cost as that from burning fossil fuels, yet funding for forest protection lags far behind, writes Matthew Spencer of IDH - the Sustainable Trade Initiative

  • Offsets
  • 11 January 2021
2020: A heartening year for tackling the climate crisis
2020: A heartening year for tackling the climate crisis

The climate will only respond to carbon cuts - in 2021 companies must begin turning their net zero plans into action, writes ClimateCare CEO Vaughan Lindsay

  • Offsets
  • 31 December 2020
Lendlease to ban diesel on construction sites in zero carbon push
Lendlease to ban diesel on construction sites in zero carbon push

Property firm to phase out diesel use on its construction sites from 2025 as it sets out plans to align business with 1.5C global warming trajectory

  • Technology
  • 16 December 2020
BP snaps up majority stake in US forest offset firm Finite Carbon
BP snaps up majority stake in US forest offset firm Finite Carbon

Oil and gas giant ramps up investment in USA's largest carbon offset developer, as it increases focus on natural climate solutions in support of its net zero targets

  • Offsets
  • 16 December 2020
Why the Carney Taskforce on carbon offsetting misses the mark
Why the Carney Taskforce on carbon offsetting misses the mark

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

  • Offsets
  • 10 December 2020
Are carbon offsets the answer to the climate change crisis?
Are carbon offsets the answer to the climate change crisis?

How corporates are tackling the 'elephant in the room'

  • Offsets
  • 16 November 2020
A carbon offsetting revolution could help reverse nature destruction in the UK
A carbon offsetting revolution could help reverse nature destruction in the UK

If regulated and executed correctly carbon offsetting can be an impactful nature-based solution to the climate crisis, writes Ted Christie-Miller of centre-right think tank Onward

  • Offsets
  • 29 October 2020
Study: Forestry finance market could soar to $800bn as net zero goals multiply
Study: Forestry finance market could soar to $800bn as net zero goals multiply

But supply chain deforestation threatens to undermine vast market potential for nature-based climate solutions, PRI warns

  • Offsets
  • 26 October 2020
Guardian steps up net zero and climate coverage commitment
Guardian steps up net zero and climate coverage commitment

Newspaper announces new goal to eliminate two-thirds of its emissions and offset the remainder by 2030

  • Management
  • 05 October 2020
Oxford Offsetting Principles: Academics launch new guidelines for carbon offsetting
Oxford Offsetting Principles: Academics launch new guidelines for carbon offsetting

New standard aims to help protect companies from accusations of greenwash by ensuring they prioritise the highest-quality, most effective carbon offsets available

  • Offsets
  • 29 September 2020
Amazon swells Climate Pledge ranks with Siemens, Best Buy, and others
Amazon swells Climate Pledge ranks with Siemens, Best Buy, and others

Real Betis, Schneider Electric, and McKinstry also amongst latest wave of companies to commit to reaching net zero emissions a decade ahead of Paris Accord goal

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  • 25 September 2020
Walmart pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 without offsets
Walmart pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 without offsets

Retail giant touts plan to become 'regenerative company' as it unveils carbon and nature commitments on the opening day of NYC Climate Week

  • Management
  • 21 September 2020
'Technically and economically possible': Energy Transitions Commission unveils offset-lite net zero vision
'Technically and economically possible': Energy Transitions Commission unveils offset-lite net zero vision

Fresh analysis backed by 40 major energy, finance, and industry companies - including Shell, BP, Volvo, and ArcelorMittal - explores actions required this decade to deliver an emissions-free economy by mid-century that is not overly reliant on carbon...

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  • 16 September 2020
BT Group backs 1.5C Business Playbook in bid to accelerate climate action
BT Group backs 1.5C Business Playbook in bid to accelerate climate action

BT Group joins more than 50 groups and companies to back project aiming to 'accelerate climate action exponentially through radical collaboration' by guiding companies towards science-aligned climate targets

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 16 September 2020
PwC pledges to reach net zero emissions within a decade
PwC pledges to reach net zero emissions within a decade

Accountancy and consultancy giant unveils new target to reduce absolute emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and offset the remainder

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  • 15 September 2020
Winemaker Accolade raises glass to newly carbon neutral range
Winemaker Accolade raises glass to newly carbon neutral range

Company behind Hardy's and Echo Falls says its core range has been certified as carbon neutral

  • Offsets
  • 14 September 2020
How a 'nature-positive economy' could reverse the catastrophic decline in wildlife
How a 'nature-positive economy' could reverse the catastrophic decline in wildlife

WWF's landmark Living Planet Index warns that nature 'in freefall' due to the impact of humans, with wildlife populations declining nearly 70 per cent in less than 50 years

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  • 10 September 2020
Mark Carney launches drive to develop global market for CO2 offsets
Mark Carney launches drive to develop global market for CO2 offsets

Figures from BP, Shell, Unilever, Nestlé and BlackRock among members of new Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets

  • Offsets
  • 03 September 2020
Boston Consulting Group sets sights on net zero emissions by 2030
Boston Consulting Group sets sights on net zero emissions by 2030

Global consultancy giant vows to take 'significant action' to slash its emissions, as it reveals $400m plan to help support the net zero transition

  • Management
  • 01 September 2020
Velux pledges to become 'lifetime carbon neutral' by 2041 centenary
Velux pledges to become 'lifetime carbon neutral' by 2041 centenary

New 20-year partnership with WWF aims to help roof window specialist offset 100 years of carbon emissions through global reforestation and afforestation projects

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 01 September 2020
Carbon negative: Brewdog makes it a double (offset)
Carbon negative: Brewdog makes it a double (offset)

Pioneering beer company confirms it has secured 'carbon negative' status as it steps up efforts to slash emissions and plant new Brewdog forest

  • Offsets
  • 24 August 2020
Carbon-free diet? HelloFresh commits to offsetting all emissions
Carbon-free diet? HelloFresh commits to offsetting all emissions

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  • 05 August 2020
Inside Cargill's experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration
Inside Cargill's experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration

The agri-business giant is working with the Soil & Water Outcomes Fund in a bid to curb the impact of its supply chain

  • Supply chain
  • 26 June 2020
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