Margaret Morales
Trellis Group
Margaret Morales is director of carbon at GreenBiz Group. She brings more than a decade of experience in climate policy, communications and project development. Prior to GreenBiz she led the marketing and communications team at forest carbon project developer Terraformation. She also launched the research program on natural carbon capture in working lands for climate policy think tank Sightline Institute. She holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Duke University and a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia.
Carbon buyers carry on despite political shifts
Companies are shifting away from offsets and carbon neutral claims and toward carbon removal. Read More
Renewable energy’s scale-up provides a blueprint for carbon removal
Your finance team knows how to do a carbon offtake deal — because they’ve already done it for renewable energy. Read More
2 ways to strengthen SBTi’s new net zero draft
Scope 1 targets alone will make little difference in scaling carbon removal technology. Here's what will. Read More
Carbon credit buyers need options — including avoidance and reductions
Why carbon removals aren’t always better. Read More
How Google and an Indian startup struck the largest biochar carbon removal deal ever
The project will set up at least six industrial biochar reactors, each with the capacity to lock away about 30 tons of CO2 per day. Read More
Carbon pricing is gaining momentum. Here’s what you should know
Existing programs are set to expand to cover additional emission sources, and several new mechanisms are expected to launch in the next two years. Read More
Why REI, Allbirds and 20 other consumer brands are launching climate transition funds
The Climate Label, launching January 2025, will require participating companies to pay $15 per ton of unabated emissions Read More
Good news: A common definition for net zero is emerging
All five standards require companies to set and report on near-term reduction targets, typically within two to five years. Read More
The voluntary carbon market is oversupplied — but high-quality removals remain scarce, report finds
Demand for carbon removal lags far behind the levels needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Read More
How the voluntary carbon market accelerates global decarbonization
Several independent studies conducted in the last two years show that companies that buy and retire carbon credits toward their climate goals also decarbonize their own supply chains and operations more quickly than companies not participating. Read More
