Researchers have conducted a worldwide analysis of voluntary carbon offset programs and identified trends into which types of carbon reduction technologies are selected and prioritized. Their findings ...

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Carbon offsets claim to allow companies to “cancel out” their emissions. But they just pay companies to pollute, with little benefit to show for it. Carbon offsets claim to allow companies to “cancel ...

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An aerial view of Catawba College, which was certified as carbon neutral in 2023. That's in part because renewable energy installations like the rooftop solar panels at right but also because the ...

Many companies are striving to achieve climate neutrality, which involves bringing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down to net zero on an annual basis. But most cannot immediately reduce their ...

The next time you buy a plane ticket or get a package delivered, you might see a pop-up on the website: the chance to buy a carbon offset with your purchase. That offset is basically a promise, says ...

The nonprofit Climate Farmers, an early architect of Europe’s soil carbon credit system, has surprised the regenerative agriculture world by walking away from carbon markets. “We’re stepping away from ...

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The researchers showed that the volume of carbon credits issued in the voluntary carbon market increased rapidly in the Americas, Africa & Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. In particular, the ...