Decarbonization
Construction giant CRH’s reuse strategy is winning customers such as Google
40 percent of the company’s revenue comes from climate-resilient infrastructure or concrete and asphalt with reduced emissions. Read More
Inside Microsoft’s Panama tropical forest carbon offtake deal
8 months of due diligence and tens of millions in early-stage financing will help restore 10,000 hectares of tropical forest in Panama. Read More
Climeworks unveils upgraded carbon capture tech
Direct air capture just got cheaper. Read More
Supporting the next generation of climate technologies
Summary: Tencent’s CarbonX program bridges the gap between promising climate technologies and commercial viability, driving the shift to a low-carbon society. Read More
How Starbucks doubled the number of its 'Greener Stores'
The coffee chain's new building standards are now a publicly available training course. Read More
How rethinking carbon markets can forge a path to the green transition
The founding CEO of Verra explores how carbon markets — already a crucial tool in our climate toolbox — can catalyze the global shift to a green economy. Read More
How construction products giant CRH plans to cut emissions 30% by 2030
Last year, the company recycled 43.9 million metric tons of byproducts and waste from other industries into raw materials and fuels for its own products. Read More
White House issues 7 new ‘principles’ to restore integrity to carbon markets
The Biden administration wants to restore confidence in a trade battered by controversy. Read More
Opportunities for Ecological Restoration on the Voluntary Carbon Market
Climate leaders are integrating co-benefits like ecological restoration into their net-zero strategies. A new Carbon Direct report, written in collaboration with Meta, aims to build the supply of high-quality carbon removal projects that promote biodiversity. The priorities and incentives of effective carbon dioxide removal and ecological restoration projects aren’t always aligned. This has led to a shortage of high-quality carbon removal credits that deliver these co-benefits. Read More
Inside Microsoft's record-breaking carbon removal contract
The company signed a contract for 3.3 million metric tons of offsets over 10 years from a facility in Stockholm. Read More
