Carbon

Will buying carbon offsets really help to make your flight greener?

More than 50 airlines now offer customers the option to buy carbon offsets with their airfares. But does paying extra for your flight ticket do anything to help the planet? read more

S’pore-based carbon exchange CIX to launch nature-based contract that aims to save forests

SINGAPORE - Carbon exchange Climate Impact X (CIX) said on Thursday that it will launch a nature-based standardised (NBS) contract, whose sale will give buyers credits and proceeds that are intended ... read more

EU says ‘not banning carbon offsets’ in greenwashing crackdown

New legislation presented by the European Commission on Wednesday (22 March) to clamp down on greenwashing allows businesses to continue making carbon-neutral claims provided they meet specific ... read more

Microsoft buys carbon removal credits from CarbonCapture

CarbonCapture is installing modular direct air capture (DAC) units the size of shipping containers at its Project Bison facility in Wyoming, which it says will be the largest DAC installation in the ... read more

Grasslands store tons of carbon — and there's a movement to protect them

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the carbon capture potential of Canada's grasslands and growing concern about the overlap of pension funds and oil and gas companies. read more

Carbon-sucking tech could need more energy than all homes use

Technology that sucks carbon emissions out of the air would need more energy than used to run the world’s homes if it’s to play a significant role in reaching global climate goals. read more

Delivering on zero-carbon promise

POS Malaysia Bhd is committed to reducing its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, as stated in its sustainability roadmap. read more

'Dressing digitally' pins hope on blockchain to clean up fashion's carbon footprint

The fashion industry is responsible for almost 8% of global CO2 emissions. Can 'digital dressing' make a difference? read more

StoneX and ACX to Collaborate to Create U.S. Digital Carbon Marketplace

The agreement further affirms StoneX's commitment to bringing liquidity and transparency to carbon trading and represents ACX's expansion into the U.S. market MIAMI, SINGAPORE and ABU DHABI, UAE, ... read more

UK government, partners host 2023 Carbon Market Development Roundtable in Ghana

Building on the success of the Carbon Market Development Roundtable 2022, the UK Government alongside Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana’s Forestry Commission, Foundation for Climate ... read more