How a project is born, blessed, grows, and generates credits that eventually retires on the voluntary carbon market
Author: Kari Huus
Kari Huus is an independent journalist focused on the business of the climate transition. She pivoted to this beat in 2019 after a 25-year career that included stints covering China, international business and foreign policy for Newsweek, The Far Eastern Economic Review, and MSNBC. She lives in Seattle and works with a team of journalists located around the globe to publish the nonprofit news site Climate & Capital Media.
Scrubbing Emissions From Your Finances
What is one to do in the face of an existential challenge like climate change? For individuals, some moves are fairly obvious — like swapping out our gas-fueled cars for EVs, public transit or a bike, maybe adding insulation to a leaky house or eating less meat. Less obvious, though, and arguably more impactful, is choosing a climate-friendly bank.
Carbon Credits’ Next Act: Climate-Friendly Agriculture
A look at the emerging opportunity to bring together farmers and finance, with Agoro Carbon Alliance
Climate Quitting and Challenging the C-Suite
Can rank-and-file workers boost companies’ climate action? Project Drawdown offers a roadmap for employees to transform their jobs and accelerate change.
Carbon Credits at a Crossroads
Buyers and sellers in the voluntary market are in hot pursuit of “integrity” after stumbles and scandals