Jim Giles
Jim Giles is Vice President, Editor-at-Large at Trellis Group, where he focuses on carbon markets, carbon removal, food systems and other topics. In previous lives he founded and sold a long-form science and technology publication, served as senior editor at Medium and wrote for numerous publications, including the Economist, New York Times, Nature and the Guardian.
Why Microsoft is buying carbon credits from a pulp and paper mill
Project developer CO280 plans to add millions of tons of removal capacity annually on the Gulf Coast. Read More
U.S. railroad launches book-and-claim scheme to reduce Scope 3 emissions
Norfolk Southern pioneered better emissions tracking in rail freight. Now it’s partnering with customers to accelerate the use of biofuels in its locomotives. Read More
Mizuho and Sumitomo boost market for carbon removals
The Japanese weights "expand the category" in a market dominated by U.S. tech companies — and not a moment too soon. Read More
How Meta’s latest forest credits purchase gets it closer to net zero
Olympic Peninsula deal is the second major such purchase by the tech giant. Read More
What TikTok and Sumitomo can teach about navigating the carbon removal market
Trellis asked the social media platform and industrial conglomerate to unpack the process they followed to build an effective portfolio. Read More
New UN carbon credit mechanism okays first credits — and highlights flaws
Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism approved a Myanmar cookstoves project that follows a methodology rejected by carbon markets experts. Read More
The state of sustainability? Healthier than the media would have you believe
A PwC survey of 7,000 CDP disclosures finds companies are on track to hit emissions goals and upping investment in climate projects. Read More
Target-setting overhaul offers more options for reducing Scope 3 emissions
The SBTi has listened to companies that have long lobbied for more flexibility in dealing with this difficult challenge. Read More
Inside BASF’s insetting project that cut agricultural emissions by 90 percent
A sustainability expert illuminates a process that is finally taking off after years of behind-the-scenes work. Read More
How ‘insetting’ helps food companies cut Scope 3 emissions red tape
Nutrien, Mars and General Mills are among those involved in value-chain interventions, but accounting details still need clarifying. Read More
