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AkzoNobel Issues First Carbon Credits to Ship Owners

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

AkzoNobel has issued more than 126,000 carbon credits worth more than $500,000 to ship owners under its carbon credits program— the first of its kind within the shipping industry. The program, launched in 2014 and developed in conjunction with the Gold Standard Foundation and the Fremco Group, rewards ship owners ... Read more »

Alberta Sets Economy-Wide Carbon Tax, Caps Emissions for Tar Sands

November 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Canadian province of Alberta has announced a climate plan that includes an economy-wide carbon tax, sets emissions limits for the oil sands and phases out coal-generated electricity. The plan also includes measures to improve energy efficiency, support clean technological innovations and reduce methane. Under the climate plan, announced by ... Read more »

Climate Week NYC 2015 Roundup: Microsoft, Siemens, Unilever, Royal DSM

September 23, 2015September 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

As world leaders meet in New York this week to formally adopt the Global Goals for sustainable development, many businesses are announcing commitments to help build a low-carbon economy. Here are some highlights from Climate Week NYC 2015. Microsoft, Sony, Adidas and Marks & Spencer are among the companies backing ... Read more »

AkzoNobel’s Carbon Credits Methodology Wins Environmental Award

July 7, 2015November 7, 2018 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

AkzoNobel’s carbon credits methodology for the shipping industry has won the Best Offsetting Project award in the 2015 Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings. The first of its kind within the shipping industry, the carbon credits methodology is based on ship owners converting existing vessels from a biocidal antifouling system to a ... Read more »

Digital Realty Gives RECs to Data Center Clients

January 23, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Digital Realty, a provider of data center and colocation solutions, is offering clients renewable energy certificates (RECs) under its new Clean Start Program. Digital Realty clients that sign a qualifying new lease will automatically receive RECs commensurate with the electricity they consume during the first year of their lease. This ... Read more »

How to Cut Business Travel Carbon Emissions

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Companies can reduce carbon emissions associated with business travel — without simply buying carbon offsets, according to a Triple Pundit post sponsored by Terrapass, a company that sells carbon offsets. In the post, Sarah Lozanova outlines eight ways for companies to do this. Hold virtual meetings and training sessions Choose ... Read more »

Resource Environmental Solutions Acquires Environmental Banc & Exchange

November 26, 2014November 25, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Resource Environmental Solutions, which develops and supplies ecological offsets, is acquiring Environmental Banc & Exchange, which specializes in providing customized mitigation and ecological offsets to clients with impacts to natural resources throughout the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian states. EBX has closed more than 400 conservation easements, completed more than 90 ... Read more »

Hyundai, Kia Pay Record $100M GHG Fine

November 4, 2014November 3, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hyundai and Kia will pay a record $100 million penalty to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on their sale of close to 1.2 million vehicles that will emit approximately 4.75 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in excess of what the automakers certified to EPA. In addition to ... Read more »

Rio 2016 to Offset Olympic Games’ Entire Carbon Footprint

November 3, 2014October 31, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Rio 2016 organizing committee says it will offset 3.6 million metric tons of carbon emissions — the total amount of emissions expected to be generated by the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This includes all emissions from operations, venue construction, city infrastructure and spectators. Dow Chemical, Rio 2016’s official carbon ... Read more »

Ship Owners to Receive $500,000 from Carbon Credit Claims

October 31, 2014October 30, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Two ship owners are due to be awarded a combined total of almost $500,000 when the first claims resulting from a carbon credits methodology developed by AkzoNobel and The Gold Standard Foundation are finalized next year. The program, launched in April, allows ships to generate income in the form of ... Read more »

Is Amazon’s New Data Center Really Carbon Neutral?

October 28, 2014October 27, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Amazon Web Services last week announced its new data center in Frankfurt, Germany would be carbon neutral. Greenpeace says prove it. Greenpeace senior energy campaigner David Pomerantz says Amazon needs to release more information to verify its carbon-neutral claim. “While we would like to trust that Amazon’s new facility will ... Read more »

Ben & Jerry’s Partnership Decreases GHGs, Increases Farm Profits

September 11, 2014September 10, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Green Dream Farm in Enosburg Falls, Vt., expects to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 12,900 metric tons over the next 10 years and save $30,000 annually as the result of a partnership with ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s and NativeEnergy, a carbon offset and project development company. The ... Read more »

AkzoNobel Issues First Carbon Credits to Ship Owners

Alberta Sets Economy-Wide Carbon Tax, Caps Emissions for Tar Sands

Climate Week NYC 2015 Roundup: Microsoft, Siemens, Unilever, Royal DSM

AkzoNobel’s Carbon Credits Methodology Wins Environmental Award

Digital Realty Gives RECs to Data Center Clients

How to Cut Business Travel Carbon Emissions

Resource Environmental Solutions Acquires Environmental Banc & Exchange

Hyundai, Kia Pay Record $100M GHG Fine

Rio 2016 to Offset Olympic Games’ Entire Carbon Footprint

Ship Owners to Receive $500,000 from Carbon Credit Claims

Is Amazon’s New Data Center Really Carbon Neutral?

Ben & Jerry’s Partnership Decreases GHGs, Increases Farm Profits

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