The economic impact of climate change is likely to be a reduction in global gross domestic product of a few percentage points,…
EcoCore’s hypothesis is that our Carbon Accounts framework would create the strongest carbon pricing signal above any other approach to drive the…
Canada is falling behind on its global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It is bound to face grave consequences if…
Despite decades of carbon trading, CO2 emissions continue to rise, and it seems little can improve the carbon markets. The impact of…
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Carbon Price Formation
A carbon price is the key factor that business, industry and the economy need for a swift and efficient energy transition. But…
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Corporate Scope 3 Emissions
The de facto industry standard for reporting CO2 is the GHG Protocol, with its omnipresent Scope 3 emissions. See the table below…
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Carbon Pricing vs Regulation
Carbon pricing: what is it? Essentially it is just information about money – the price signal, which you need if you wish…
The CO2 emissions from AI consume about 0.5% of global energy[1]In 2024 The Verge published: “How much electricity do AI generators consume?”.…
The voluntary carbon markets are estimated to have a turnover in 2022 in the order of US$ 2 billion. Current estimates are…
Climate goals, e.g. keeping global warming within the Paris Agreement 2015 2.0°C limit, require simultaneous action at the level of individual citizens,…
The question of how to control methane emissions has been seriously neglected, and the situation is deteriorating. Methane is eighty times worse…
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The Carbon Footprint of Wind Energy
The carbon price of fossil fuels and conversely, the carbon footprint of wind energy would jump out at us in stark relief,…
Information about CO2 emissions in 2024 is for the most part as invisible as the gas itself. When Europe decided to import…
Many energy companies, their industry associations and trade groups advocate for use of natural gas (methane) as a transition fuel (or bridge…
The context behind this article is the climate crisis and the dangers of outcomes which put our civilisation at grave risk. Since…
As nations consider reducing their industries’ CO2 emissions by imposing taxes or giving subsidies, they worry about cheap imports from countries that…
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Day 1: how will the Carbon Currency work?
From the first second after midnight on day one of the carbon currency, every purchase and sale nationwide will involve carbon tokens…
Extreme weather, floods and wildfires on top of stories about melting polar ice-sheets should trigger a sense of impending doom in any…
A radical problem needs a radical solution A debate on the future of our societies and the fight against global warming is…
Many people who are worried about fossil fuel use have switched to domestic providers who offer expensive yet cheap wind and solar…
Faced with ever more obvious signs of damaging climate change all around the world, a clear and effective way to reduce CO2…
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework to guide humanity from now through to socio-economic sustainability within the Earth’s planetary…
Why are we in a climate emergency? One reason is because the numbers don’t add up. These are the Doomsday numbers: the…
Social media’s most powerful algorithm, the one driving climate denial on Facebook, creates streams of posts for Facebook users designed solely and…
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Climate Change and the Meaning of Life
It takes a lot of effort and determination to break out of the bubble of our everyday London, LA, or Sydney lives,…