Over the next few years, the demand for carbon offsets is expected to boom as corporations look to buy credits to help them achieve their climate and sustainability goals — compensating for emissions they can’t reduce emissions on their own. …
Apple has announced a $200 million investment fund designed to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and support sustainable forestry — and to generate financial returns for the company. Called the Restore Fund, the effort aims to remove 1 million …
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is urging the University of Michigan to adopt a carbon neutrality plan. The university currently emits over a third of greenhouse gas emissions in Ann Arbor, according to officials. For this reason, the Office …
Carbon data analytics company Watershed announced the launch of a free calculator aimed at enabling companies to assess the climate impact of their workforce. The company stated that it is releasing the new tool as companies are beginning planning to …
Carbon credits are in their heyday. Prominent business advisers and environmental advocates, including McKinsey & Company and the Environmental Defense Fund, contend that carbon credits could be an important tool for mitigating climate change. Carbon credits, however, are often not …
(ExxonMobil carbon capture and storage; credit: ExxonMobil) A Bloomberg analysis of quarterly earnings calls and other conference calls related to the 23 members of the S&P 500 Energy Index showed that mention of ESG and other sustainability-related terms soared in …
Living simply, getting back to basics, reducing your carbon footprint, going green. Whatever you call it, taking steps to make your home and life more environmentally friendly just makes sense. But what exactly is sustainability? And what can you do …
TIAA company Nuveen Real Estate announced today the launch of a net zero carbon strategy for its entire global real estate portfolio, committing to achieve net zero carbon across its $133 billion of assets by 2040. Michael Sales, CEO, Nuveen …
Global delivery giant FedEx announced today a new commitment to be carbon neutral in operations by 2040, including plans for billion in investments to achieve its new climate goal. Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corp, said: “We have …
Royal Dutch Shell vowed last September to reach net-zero carbon pollution in its business by 2050. The goal was vague but notable, and seemed to become more realistic when the corporation announced earlier this month that its crude oil production had …
Much of the focus on this concept has been on cutting carbon emissions from transportation and energy production. There’s been less emphasis on protecting and restoring nature. But there’s a growing movement to push governments, corporations and other entities to …
Flock Freight will purchase carbon offsets for “shared-truckload” shipments in 2021. The startup raised $113.5 million from Softbank and others in December. The offsets will fund electric charging stations at truck stops to reduce engine idling. Visit the Business section …
Regardless of the pathway we take to become carbon neutral by 2050, the actions needed in the next 10 years are the same. Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab New analysis provides detailed blueprint for the U.S. to become carbon neutral by …
The European airline industry has launched a sustainability plan to achieve carbon neutrality in the aviation sector by 2050, a roadmap they say will align the notoriously carbon-intensive sector, currently suffering a huge pandemic-caused downturn, with EU climate goals. The …
Truterra announced the launch of TruCarbon, a carbon program that is to help farmers generate and sell carbon credits to private sector buyers. TruCarbon is launching with Microsoft as its first secured buyer to purchase carbon in 2021. Truterra, LLC, …