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Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Corporate Knights

If it weren’t for the plastic tags in the cows’ ears and the overhead drone of occasional passenger planes, we could be 600 years ago. Today, the soil alone is storing carbon at least as fast as models predict 25-year-old broadleaf woodlands do, according to research using new technology from the soil sampling company Agricarbon.

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Community solar, urban trees and the digitization of employee engagement

GreenBiz

Over the past several years, Common Energy has developed and refined a Clean Energy Benefits program, through which a company’s employees can enroll in community solar projects as a way of addressing their personal carbon footprint — at no cost to either it or its employees. . Credit: Google Maps. Corporate Strategy. Sponsored Article.

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Do Voluntary Carbon Markets Help or Hinder Climate Action?  

Chris Hall

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”. Social media was scathing with criticisms in reaction.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: London Stock Exchange Consults on VCM

Chris Hall

The London Stock Exchange has published a public consultation on the market rules for its planned voluntary carbon market, first announced at COP26 last November, which will provide access to publicly traded carbon funds focused on investing in climate mitigation projects.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: FTSE Russell Presents Net Zero Index Series in Japan

Chris Hall

Both are aligned with the EU’s Climate Transition Benchmark (CTB) standards, therefore enabling investors to reallocate capital based on the climate credentials and carbon performance of companies in the index. Green bond designations represent the majority of ESG municipal issuance, accounting for US$19 billion of par volume or 43.6%

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Unlocking Emerging Markets

Chris Hall

The only EM sovereign to issue a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) so far has been Chile, which launched a US$2 billion SLB in February via BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB and Société Générale. For the ‘use of proceeds’ format, green or social projects need to be identified, which is not always straightforward for smaller countries. .

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Responding to the SBTi’s Call for Evidence

Sustainable Round Table

The instruments included in this research are emission reduction credits and energy attribute certificates; the research does not include removal credits. The Purchaser Caused EAC tag would certify the public health and ecosystem benefits of the avoided emissions caused by EACs. and Canada.