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August 04, 2022
American BioCarbon’s biochar is now certified carbon removal tool
American BioCarbon, a manufacturer of bio-energy products made from sugarcane bagasse, has have its biochar successfully verified by Puro.earth as a carbon removal tool.
August 03, 2022Amazon’s carbon emissions increase 18% last year driven by pandemic shopping
Amazon emitted 71.54 million tonnes of carbon emissions in 2021, up 18% from 2020 and a jump of 40% from 2019, according to its sustainability report issued Monday.
August 02, 2022Taylor Swift, Drake, the Kardashians criticized for the biggest private jet emitter
Marketing and analytics agency Yard recently published a list naming the celebs with the worst private jet carbon emissions based on the purported use of their privately owned jet planes since the start of the year by examining flight tracking maps.
July 27, 2022Disney VIP tour will emit 6.2 tonnes carbon for each traveler
Disney has launched a 24-day, US$110,000 all-in-one elite tour package that comes with 6.2 tonnes of carbon emissions for each customer, 20 times more than a person’s carbon emissions in a low-income country in a year.
July 21, 2022Tesla's carbon credit sales fall 49% in Q2
Tesla’s carbon credits revenue came in at $344 million in Q2, down 49% from $679 million in Q1, and a 3% decline from the same period in 2021.
July 20, 2022Emerson joins RE100, aiming 100% renewable energy by 2030
Global software and engineering company Emerson has joined RE100, an international initiative dedicated to replacing all electricity generated by fossil fuels with 100% renewable energy.
July 20, 2022Airbus teams up with major airlines to develop carbon removal plan
European airplane manufacturer Airbus and several major airlines, including Air France-KLM, International Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group, and Virgin Atlantic, signed letters of intent to explore opportunities for the future supply of carbon removal credi
July 18, 2022Microsoft, Climeworks sign 10-year carbon removal deal
Microsoft has signed a 10-year carbon removal deal with Swiss direct air-capture company Climeworks to remove 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from air.
July 15, 2022European PPA prices up 47% amid inflation storm, energy crisis
Wind and solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in Europe have seen a 47% year-over-year increase due to the energy crisis and inflation in the region, according to a new report released by LevelTen Energy.
July 14, 2022MEPs backs tougher renewables targets
Members of the European Parliament voted on July 13 to increase the share of renewable energy in the EU's total energy mix from 40% to 45% by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) that is also supported by the European Commissio