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.
Carbon capture hits a growth spurt as financial and other factors align
Air Products and Microsoft are among the firms driving the growth of point-source capture and sequestration, even as criticisms of the technology linger. Read More
PepsiCo downgrades its sustainability ambitions
The company backtracked on climate, packaging and some water goals, but says its new transition plan is aligned with a 1.5 degree Celsius pathway. Read More
Companies behind dairy industry’s first methane targets show early success
Danone, for one, is on track to cut emissions from its fresh milk supply by 30 percent by 2030. Read More
CDP slashes workforce to address rising costs of upgrades and innovation
The company’s technology needs an overhaul as more than 23,000 companies now disclose data to it. Read More
Google uses carbon credit purchase to tackle short-lived super-pollutants
The tech giant will buy credits from projects that fund work in Indonesia and Brazil to lessen emissions of methane and hydrofluorocarbons. Read More
U.S. carbon removal industry in turmoil as federal support remains uncertain
Staff cuts at the Department of Energy have jeopardized the future of federal support, which is considered essential to the industry’s success. Read More
Benchmarking effort reveals food industry’s leaders and laggards
Danone, Nestlé, Starbucks and General Mills are among the companies highlighted by Ceres for working to reduce emissions. Read More
Sustainable aviation fuel plans under fire over crop emissions
Environmental group and aviation industry disagree on how to assess the full climate impact of fuel made from corn and soybeans. Read More
Soil carbon credits emerge from the ‘trough of disillusionment’
Indigo Ag, Boomitra and other project developers are planning on issuing millions of tons of credits annually. Read More
Proposed code allows for use of carbon credits to address Scope 3 emissions
The Environmental Defense Fund and the We Mean Business Coalition were among the organizations backing the Scope 3 Action Code of Practice from the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative. Read More
