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Integrity council sets out rules designed to ease fears over quality of offsets
Costs are falling but uptake will have to accelerate if the country is to hit net zero
Some project developers are turning to capital markets to help finance new offsetting schemes
Draft plan accused of lacking detail on critical issue of verified, permanent solutions to limit emissions
Which Asia-Pacific businesses are setting the pace in the fight against climate change? This FT-Nikkei-Statista survey showcases the companies that have cut their carbon emissions intensity the most, and looks at the region’s climate challenges
Geoengineering is risky and undesirable but thinking of pragmatic insurance policies is important
Plus, Qatar’s World Cup carbon claims draw scrutiny
Letter warns that rather than delivering environmental benefits, the promised emissions claims may be ‘fraudulent’
Airline becomes one of first companies to drop practice as it looks to invest in new emissions-cutting technologies instead
Product should only be used when other options exhausted, say proponents
Plus, the climate implications of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Plus, US executives weigh in on the January 6 hearings
Plus, carbon offsets and lobbying pose greenwashing risks
New Labor government’s plan will apply only to industrial emitters such as smelters and miners
Critics say some offset projects have far less impact than they claim, and allegations of greenwashing are growing
Intellectual property offices globally are exploring how they can help the development of low-carbon technologies
Plus, a vision of a better carbon offset market, and China’s new ESG disclosure rules
Booming sector can be a cheap but opaque way for polluters to claim emission reductions
World Bank says only 4% of greenhouse gas emissions covered by a fee high enough to meet global warming targets
Plus, millions knock on famine’s door and US cracks down on greenwashing
Plus, Wendy’s faces a food fight over its welfare practices
Amid the proliferation of net-zero commitments, money managers look to the rise of carbon-related assets
Offsets are not necessarily a no-no — but companies must be transparent in how they use them
Resellers operating in opaque and unregulated market accused of cashing in at expense of environmental causes
Process to tap inaccessible deposits employs captured carbon and was therefore eligible to generate offsets
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