Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Innovative pilot schemes are attracting interest after failed COP28 negotiations on carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Despite limited progress on carbon trading rules at COP28 , experts believe recent trial projects will unlock investment opportunities for private investors.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2021

An increasing awareness and concern about the environment, changes in government policy, America’s re-entry into the Paris Agreement and a robust demand for carbon offsets all point toward an appetite for a different type of agricultural crop—carbon. Read the full story in High Plains Journal.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement. In May, the World Resources Institute warned of regenerative ag’s " limited potential to mitigate climate change."

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: At Qualcomm, we believe we can help address the environmental, social, and economic impacts of climate change by working together across all sectors of society. How can Qualcomm technologies be used to address the climate crisis? SOURCE: Qualcomm. Why 2040 vs 2050? Why set interim goals?

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Eron Bloomgarden, Founder and CEO at non-profit Emergent, noted the urgency of climate risks, with the world increasingly likely to miss the 1.5°C These markets already cover 20% of emissions worldwide and mobilised US$938 billion last year, highlighting their effectiveness in rallying global climate finance.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The agreement, revising the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) rules on aviation, forms part of the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” roadmap , the EU initiative to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at three Cooperative Approaches as a market-based path toward net zero in advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). Ensure carbon market compliance and maximize the potential to lower emission reduction costs.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Increased use of carbon offsets by corporates among drivers of future market expansion. Two new reports predict strong growth in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) this year as increasing numbers of companies globally set carbon neutrality and other climate goals that will rely partly on use of carbon offsets.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2023

A stark choice between climate stability and global devastation is the constant drumbeat from a landmark report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Already, “widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere , and biosphere have occurred,” the report says.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Speaking during a webinar, Pedro Martins Barata, Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonisation at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), noted that “understanding the interplay” between VCM industry guidelines and what emerges from Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. negotiations in Dubai is vital.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Climate, news that the recent spate of pledges from major economies could put the world on course to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals are encouraging, said sustainability membership organisation IEMA – but only if those pledges are acted upon.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

This steep growth marks SBTi as a focal point of corporate climate action, said Guy Turner, Head of Carbon Markets at MSCI. “It But SBTi’s status as the gold standard for companies serious about decarbonising in line with the Paris Agreement took a serious hit last month after a highly public spat between staff and executives.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

COP28 reminded investors of the difficulties involved in reaching inter-governmental consensus on intensifying climate action. It may, for example, include predictions on new forms of technology or substantial use of carbon offsets.” While NZAOA members are seeking to decarbonise their portfolios at a rate consistent with 1.5°C

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

The Fine Print on Carbon Credits The definitions in the federal document take a fairly expansive view of “inefficient” subsidies that “encourage wasteful consumption, reduce our energy security, impede investment in clean energy sources, and undermine efforts to deal with the threat of climate change,” as the G20 defined the term in 2009.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But Carbon Tracker chose to exclude fully state-owned NOCs and companies based in Russia, describing them as “[firms] over which investors have little influence”. The targets of 24 of the companies were found to not be aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As societies race to meet the goals set by the Paris Agreement , companies are under pressure to reduce emissions from governments, NGOs, consumers, regulators, shareholders and employees. This is where purchasing carbon credits (also known as carbon offsets) can come into consideration as part of the solution. .

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2020

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Climate, news that the recent spate of pledges from major economies could put the world on course to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals are encouraging, said sustainability membership organisation IEMA – but only if those pledges are acted upon.

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Impakter

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Finance was the theme at COP27 on Wednesday, and scrutiny was levelled at the issue of how undeveloped nations will fund mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change. Climate finance is a key issue at COP this year, as tensions rise between developed and undeveloped nations about climate funding.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

The majority of global pension funds are in the process of integrating climate goals into their portfolios, with many expecting to tilt their passive strategies toward the goals of the Paris agreement, including via use new index products. But companies remain an issue.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

If we are to collectively deliver against the Paris Agreement goals, and act in the best interests of beneficiaries, asset owners must continue to collaborate to maintain the high ambition expected of us and drive the innovative, practical solutions required for the global transition.”.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2022

Further, no companies disclosing from G20 countries had more than a 4% disclosure rate against the 24 key indicators in the CDP questionnaire relating to climate transition plans. Corporate strategies verified by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) can only rely on carbon offsetting for 5-10% of their total emissions.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The difficulties of replacing fossil fuels will make it hard for the commercial air sector to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the Paris Agreement as global consumer demand for continues to accelerate. . of carbon emissions and 3.5% of all emissions that contribute to climate change.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A court forced Shell to reduce emissions, an activist investor forced ExxonMobil to replace three board members better suited to fight climate change, and Chevron shareholders voted against their board to achieve faster-cut carbon emissions. 2 – Carbon Offset Markets price Hike. Carbon Offsets Market growth.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. The number of net-zero emissions commitments has doubled this year, as many prioritize climate action in their recovery from Covid-19 ( Data-Driven EnviroLab report). ETS in Europe).

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 16, 2023

Carbon credit investment is going through an “ethical shakedown,” said Ivan de Klee, the head of natural capital at the U.K.-based There is a “cry for integrity” for real data, rather than modeling-based carbon offset options, de Klee added. based nature recovery investment company Nattergal. In the U.K.,

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As media investigations reignite the debate on the viability of carbon offsets, academics argue for wider stakeholder engagement and changes to carbon accounting approaches to build robustness. Greta Thunberg said it showed “the ugly truth of carbon offsetting”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

At the same time, carbon offsetting has come in for criticism for being a substitute for real climate action, distracting from the challenge of cutting emissions from business and industrial processes in line with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. .

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

How to Set Business Targets That Help Address Climate Change (Photo by Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash ) This article by Matthew Lynch , Rob Klassen , and Chelsea Hicks-Webster is part of “ The Basics ” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics.

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Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 30, 2022

The reasoning is simple: A traditional carbon offset only prevents additional CO 2 from entering the atmosphere (instead of removing already-emitted CO 2 ). As a result, since it does not physically undo the emissions of the purchaser, there is no quantity of traditional offsets that can, at scale, get the world to net-zero.

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

Existing voluntary climate-related reporting guidance – such as that provided by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) – will inform the TPT’s efforts. . C of global warming promised by signatories of the Paris Agreement. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2023

Stakeholders are alive to the climate concerns and without stakeholder buy-in, airport operators and airlines could lose their social licence and their ability to grow. Consumers’ consumption patterns and attitudes have changed over the last decade. MtCO2e by 2050. MtCO2e by 2050.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

As negotiations unfolded at the Bonn Climate Change Conference earlier this month, the politicisation of an existential and global threat was clear to see. What made negotiators’ incremental progress even more frustrating was that the squabbling was underpinned by the realities of a rapidly warming planet.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

Beyond raising funds, the foundation aimed to raise awareness about the potential for digital technologies to address climate change, as well as their potential negative impact. A Paris Agreement for blockchain. Like the Paris Agreement, this broad pact is pathway-agnostic. For instance, carbon offsets.

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James Militzer

JULY 12, 2023

Are carbon credits a legitimate tool to fight climate change? Despite their growing popularity as a way for businesses and other carbon emitters to offset their own emissions by buying credits from other entities that reduce or remove carbon from the atmosphere, recent research has called their effectiveness into question.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

of carbon emissions and 3.5% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change. The aviation industry will not be able to align with Paris Agreement goals without a massive scale-up in the use of SAFs,” Selih said. The aviation sector’s overall global environmental contribution is 2.5%

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If we lose that battle, the world will give up a lot of the gains that we’ve had and perhaps many we could have in areas like environment and climate change.".

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Something significant is happening in the desert in Egypt as countries meet at COP27 , the United Nations summit on climate change. Europe and others to bring forward a new road map for the World Bank’s response to climate change this year. The lack of public funds was the impetus behind U.S.

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