September editorial: Seeking common ground on the climate crisis
The European Emissions Trading System covers almost half of Europe’s climate problem, but it occupies only a fraction of the public mind. We’ve teamed up with a dozen other NGOs…
Will the world’s largest carbon market reduce China’s emissions?
China’s new carbon market replicates the problems associated with the EU’s Emissions Trading System and adds a few of its own, such as its failure to impose a cap on…
Harnessing people power to reduce emissions
A new project led by Carbon Market Watch seeks to empower European civil society to shape the EU’s Emissions Trading System and carbon pricing policies. Partners attend the (virtual) launch…
Carbon capture and utilisation is unfit for 55
Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), which is almost always only a temporary store of greenhouse gases, should not absolve corporations of their obligations to pay for their pollution, writes Wijnand…
Penetrating the carbon removal smokescreen
Carbon dioxide removal, or carbon removal for short, is a controversial and widely misunderstood topic. Harnessed properly, it can help cool our planet and combat global heating. Misused, it can…
What Is the Effectiveness of Tree-Planting Offsets?
Have you ever wondered how carbon is offset? There are several different ways that it can be done, but one of the most popular — and most utilized — is…
Mixel expands commitment to sustainability by joining Carbonfree® Small Business Partnership
Mixel, Inc., a leading provider of mixed-signal semiconductor IPs, has expanded its commitment to sustainability by becoming a Carbonfree® Small Business Partner. Mixel offers a wide portfolio of high-performance mixed-signal…
There is no cheating the atmosphere
Simply throwing public money at misleading climate solutions, such as carbon capture and storage/utilisation, would be a huge mistake. Although books can be cooked, the atmosphere cannot be cheated. Back…
Everything You Need To Know About Carbon Credits
A Carbon Credit is an instrument that represents ownership of one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent that can be traded, sold or retired. According to the Environmental Protection Agency,…
What Does It Mean to Be Carbon Negative?
With all the talk about measuring carbon footprints and becoming carbon neutral, some people ask: Can we go past being carbon neutral and become carbon negative? It is a legitimate…