Benefits of Carbon Offsets for Corporations
Benefits of Carbon Offsets for Corporations Share this: Carbon offsets have gained popularity as a means for corporations to reduce their carbon footprint and aid in the fight against climate change. By taking part in voluntary carbon markets, companies can purchase verified carbon units (VCUs) to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. These VCUs are obtained […]
ESG Targets and Carbon Credits
ESG Targets and Carbon Credits Share this: Corporations can integrate carbon credits into their ESG strategies by purchasing carbon credits from verified carbon offset projects. These projects work to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions, and the carbon credits represent the verified amount of emissions reductions achieved by the project. Corporations can use these carbon […]
Nature-based solutions
Nature-based solutions Share this: Nature-based solutions, such as reforestation, afforestation, and sustainable land management, are important tools in the fight against climate change. These solutions offer a natural way to sequester carbon in trees and soil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable land management practices. If you are interested in participating in a carbon […]
Introduction to carbon credits
Introduction to Carbon Credits Share this: What is the voluntary carbon market? The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) is a market in which individuals, corporations and project developers purchase and sell carbon credits on a voluntary basis. These credits represent avoidance, removal, or reduction of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. The VCM allows entities to offset […]
What is a carbon offset
What is a carbon offset Share this: A carbon offset represents a reduction or removal of one metric tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere that is used to compensate for emissions that occur elsewhere. Carbon offsets can be generated by the reduction or removal of any greenhouse gas (GHG) known to cause climate […]
Carbon offsets and the future of corporate sustainability
Carbon Offsets and the Future of Corporate Sustainability Share this: Corporations have set environmental responsibility goals in greater numbers than ever before as the world reckons with the climate crisis. More than 1,200 companies, 1,000 educational institutions and 400 financial institutions around the world have joined the Race to Zero, a commitment to achieving net […]
Voluntary carbon markets
Voluntary carbon markets Share this: Unlike compliance carbon markets which are regulated by the Paris Agreement, voluntary carbon markets have a wider range of development and don’t fall under so many rules, making the transitions easier. Thus, the voluntary carbon market includes all carbon offset transactions that are not purchased with the intention of complying […]
The role of companies in closing the emissions gap
The role of companies in closing the emissions gap Share this: The goal of the Paris Agreement is to limit global warming to below 2, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to the pre-industrial level. Although sustained efforts are being made worldwide to meet that goal, there is a gap between the level of emissions that […]
The Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement Share this: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change describes The Paris Agreement as being a ”legally binding international treaty on climate change”. Adopted by 196 countries and regions, it entered into force on November 4th, 2016. Basically, the goal of the treaty, a long-term one, is to limit global warming […]
