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SCS Standards Releases Revised SCS-108 Carbon Neutral Standard for Public Review

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of the SCS-108 Certification Standard for Carbon Neutral Entities, Buildings, Products, and Services is now available for public review. The Standard was first introduced in 2022 to establish certification requirements for entities, buildings, products and services to achieve carbon neutral status. EMERYVILLE, Calif.,

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BeZero Carbon Raises $32 Million to Expand Carbon Credit Rating Platform into New Markets

ESG Today

BeZero has customers in over 30 countries across six continents, with ratings available on more than 40 platforms, including Bloomberg, with subscribers to its platform providing ratings, data, and scientific analysis for over 480 carbon credit projects including UBS, Sumitomo, Emirates NBD, Equinor, Woodside Energy, and ERM.

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The Blue Wonder

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These can then be a tool for carbon offsetting and more nature positive outcomes. The blue economy remains an untapped opportunity for organizations to progress climate and nature-positive plans. They can take the lead through targeted investments which integrate ocean-related projects into their business and climate plans.

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JPMorgan AM Raises $1.5 Billion for Forest & Climate Solutions Fund

ESG Today

Campbell Globals Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II, launched in 2022, uses a blended approach supporting both traditional timber production and carbon sequestration, with the firm highlighting benefits from its approach including nature-based carbon removal and storage and biodiversity.

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey Sustainabilty

HtA industries are sectors with high energy requirements that face significant challenges in reducing their carbon emissions due to the nature of their processes. 1 Some examples of large-scale carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects in these industries include Emirates Steel in the United Arab Emirates (0.8

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‘Significant’ risk of Amazon forest dieback if global warming overshoots 1.5°C

Eco-Business

For example, a seminal 2022 study warned that five tipping elements – including the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet and abrupt permafrost thaw – are already within reach, while others are becoming increasingly more likely as temperatures rise. The authors also carry out this analysis for Siberian forests. Infrastructure 10.

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What Are Carbon Offsets and Why Do Corporations Use Them?

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When one greatly outweighs the other, problems arise, and currently there is a big one brewing in the carbon offset market—demand has grown exponentially and supply simply cannot keep pace. What are carbon offsets and why is it so difficult to make them verifiable, impactful, and scalable? What are carbon offsets?