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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline.

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The music industry changes its tune on climate change

Corporate Knights

Aiming to create a carbon-negative album release, they calculated the “cradle-to-grave” carbon impact of both a CD and vinyl LP from manufacturing to shipping, from its life in a fan’s stereo to its likely afterlife in a landfill 100 years from now.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

Canadian LNG producers have long had their eye on Article 6, a deeply contentious, nine-paragraph section of the Paris deal meant to support international carbon trading as a way to drive down emissions. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets?

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. Besides, companies will have to limit the carbon offsetting to a max of 10% of the firm’s emissions. 2 – Carbon Offset Markets price Hike.

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From 'climate quitting' to 'global boiling,' 10 terms that defined 2023

Corporate Knights

Carbon offsets are ‘riddled with fraud.’ Solving credibility issues may require a greater overhaul of carbon markets. Carbon insetting Business-speak for companies reducing emissions in their own supply chains; an alternative to carbon offsetting. Can new voluntary guidelines fix that?