Carbon Trading News
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DBS chief sustainability officer Mikkel Larsen joins carbon credits marketplace Climate Impact X as CEOPolicy & Finance
DBS chief sustainability officer Mikkel Larsen joins carbon credits marketplace Climate Impact X as CEO
The 2020 Eco-Business A-Lister joins CIX tasked to build up its project marketplace and develop a pipeline of carbon credit projects. -
Wins and losses of COP26Negotiators in Glasgow found some common ground and managed to strike a climate deal after two weeks of intense talks, but the world remains far from limiting warming. Here is a snapshot of the wins and losses at COP26.
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Economic disruption, protectionism and energy shortages will put climate policies to the testCarbon & Climate
Economic disruption, protectionism and energy shortages will put climate policies to the test
Experts warn that addressing climate change will bring with it political instability, rising protectionist policies and inflation in poorer nations placing pressure on the resolve of governments to see the energy transition through. -
COP26 carbon-market talks 'difficult'—but hopes for breakthrough, says Norway ministerCarbon & Climate
COP26 carbon-market talks 'difficult'—but hopes for breakthrough, says Norway minister
Setting rules for carbon markets—a major goal of the COP26 climate change talks—is challenging but "nobody wants to be the villain", says Norway's climate minister.
Carbon Trading Opinion
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Climate change cannot be abated without effective carbon pricing– The full potential of the private sector needs to be unleashed to raise the capital needed to fight climate change. This can only be done if carbon is priced high enough to establish the business case for decarbonisation, writes Georg Kell. -
Getting the social cost of carbon right– US President Joe Biden's administration must put a high enough price on carbon pollution to encourage the scale and urgency of action needed to meet the commitments that it has made to Americans and the rest of the world. The future of the planet depends on it. -
Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler: 11 things to watch in 2021– 2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts. So what’s in store for 2021? Mongabay Founder Rhett A. Butler reviews 11 key things to watch in the world of rainforests in 2021.
Videos
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Don't be spectators: UNDP boss calls on corporates to act on climate– The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
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Scientists in Iceland power plant turn CO2 emissions into stone– Breakthrough casts aside fear that carbon captured and stored underground can seep back into the air and explode.
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