Jim Giles
Jim Giles is Vice President, Editor-at-Large at Trellis Group. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Atlantic, Economist, Guardian, Nature and other publications. He was the co-founder of Matter, an award-winning investigative publication that was acquired by Medium in 2013. In 2017, he was a graduate of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University. He’s also worked as a strategic consultant for several high-impact organizations, including the European Climate Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.
Why 2025 has seen a flood of new ways to count carbon
Delays in updating incumbent standards have prompted the publication of multiple new ways to report emissions and set targets. Read More
What buyers need to know about the surge of interest in methane credits
Independent experts say the interest of Google and other prominent companies is well-founded, but buyers still need to watch out for low-quality projects. Read More
Patagonia pilot project shows how to catalyze climate finance across economy
H&M Group, Heidelberg Materials and Netflix are also testing guidelines for generating credits from value-chain investments. Read More
U.S. lobbying stalls plan to transition maritime shipping to net zero
Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies would have seen Scope 3 benefits from the framework. Read More
Survey says: North America lags the rest of the world on value-chain data
European Union regulation has pushed companies in the region to invest in better data-collection methods. Read More
Climate leader or laggard? This new tool helps discern the difference
Introducing the 'Climate Strategy Window' to avoid knee-jerk condemnation or praise of corporate action on climate. Read More
Volkswagen and TotalEnergies face risks over ‘limbo’ carbon credits
Carbon-neutral claims for cars, coffee, heating oil and private-jet flights made use of credits from a flawed forest-protection project. Read More
DOE: ‘No decision has been made’ on defunding direct air capture projects
United Airlines Ventures and Microsoft are among the companies with deals to purchase credits from the Louisiana and Texas projects. Read More
What you should know about the EPA’s plan to stop collecting emissions data
Ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program risks undermining life-cycle assessments, carbon removal investment and international trade. Nov. 3 is the deadline for those wishing to weigh in. Read More
Volatile company carbon footprints skew Scope 3 estimates, study finds
In the search for accuracy concerning value-chain emissions, some companies are adopting a metric that is highly variable. Read More
