Youngkin says RGGI won’t work to cut emissions. Critics say his own report shows he’s wrong.

The report, which was issued Tuesday along with drafts of an emergency regulation that would roll back the state’s RGGI rule and a letter notifying the market coordinator of Virginia’s withdrawal, was written by the Department of Environmental Quality in coordination with the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, a role until recently filled by […]

ESMC and Benson Hill Partner to Support Midwest Farmers Participation in … – Stockhouse

LOUIS, March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ecosystem Services Market Consortium , a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, today announced the completion of the first year of a carbon credit pilot leveraging Benson Hill’s farm to ingredient business model. Debbie Reed, ESMC Executive Director, noted, “Our digitized program enables seamless enrollment […]

‘If we build high integrity, scale will follow’: New standard-setting body promises new era of …

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market , an independent governance body for the voluntary carbon market, will launch a definitive set of global threshold standards in the third quarter of 2022, after it launches a public consultation in May. But because of fears about being accused of greenwashing, many stress they are focussed […]

Carney, Kyte oversee carbon offset rules to address greenwashing concerns – Climate Home News

The issue flared up during the Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow, UK last November. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market emerged from Carney’s taskforce as an independent governance body. On Wednesday, it announced the launch of a public consultation in May to inform “a definitive set of global threshold standards” for carbon credits, […]

ESMC and Benson Hill Partner to Support Midwest Farmers Participation in … – AgNewsWire

The project with Benson Hill is particularly unique because of the organization’s closed loop business model, giving Benson Hill the capability to leverage its data aggregation from the farm through ingredient manufacturing, and streamlines the carbon credit generation process within ESMC’s program. Debbie Reed, ESMC Executive Director, noted, “Our digitized program enables seamless enrollment and […]

Taxpayers should not foot the bill for carbon capture | Canada’s National Observer: News & Analysis

As long as Canada continues to underwrite the oil and gas industry, it cannot make meaningful progress on the economic transformation needed to address climate change. We are three of the more than 400 Canadian climate scientists and academics who called for the government to scrap the proposed tax credit in January, pointing out that […]

Voluntary Carbon Credit Trading Market Size And Forecast | Top Key Players – The Sabre

By analyzing the competitive landscape, the authors of the report have made excellent efforts to help the readers understand the key business tactics that large corporations employ to maintain market stability. The Company Profiles section provides valuable analysis on strengths and weaknesses, business trends, recent advances, mergers and acquisitions, expansion plans, global presence, market presence, […]

Regulator predicts surging demand for carbon credits as prices stabilise after crash | RenewEconomy

The voluntary market for Australian carbon credits has grown steadily over the last few years, with around 475,000 units voluntarily cancelled in 2019. Since then, the market has doubled in size, with more than 950,000 units voluntarily cancelled in 2021. The Regulator also confirmed it would continue to run auctions for the purchase of ACCUs, […]

Mosaic Forest halts logging on some of its timberlands as it opts to sell carbon credits

On Wednesday, Mosaic Forest Management announced it will defer the harvesting of “old forests” on Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii for at least 25 years, opting instead to sell nature-based carbon credits to companies that want to offset a portion of their greenhouse gas emissions. In an interview, ClimeCo chief executive William Flederbach said Mosaic’s […]

Vence secures strategic funding from Merck, Shell: AFN Exclusive – AgFunderNews

Rotational grazing – or holistic planned grazing – attempts to mimic the natural movement of herds across land whereby they frequently occupy and vacate new pasture, fertilizing and promoting grass growth on the ground they’ve just left and not over-grazing it. While increasing productivity for livestock farmers was and still is the main focus for […]

EKI Energy adds over 27% in five days | Business Standard News

“Cookstoves are uniquely designed metal stoves, which will have a thermal efficiency of 25%-35%, helping to reduce burning of the wood required for cooking food. EKI Energy Services is a leading company in the carbon credit industry in India with an established global footprint. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and […]

CarbonCure celebrates field-leading carbon removal partners, Canada Business Journal …

Carbon Cure, the winner of the Carbon XPRIZE Grand Prize, is tasked with reducing and eliminating 500 million metric tons of carbon emissions each year by 2030. It demonstrates key climate leadership with a commitment to spend $ 5 million annually on the world’s most promising technologies and projects to combat climate change. Today, CarbonCure’s […]