Sentences with phrase «buying voluntary carbon»

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Companies based in regions with regulatory carbon pricing programs were more likely to buy carbon offsets, even on a voluntary basis, than companies based in locations without a cap - and - trade system or carbon tax.

Subtitled «Do voluntary carbon offsets help counteract greenhouse gases, or are they just a way for guilt - ridden consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?»

It includes, in addition to internal reductions, a commitment to financing external emission reductions either through buying voluntary market carbon credits or by funding activities directly.

In other words, its time to accept a voluntary decrease in GDP and incomes, at least in developed countries, to reduce emissions and buy us time to figure out the best way to drastically reduce global carbon intensity.

Over the past three years, the EPA's corporate partners have increased their voluntary green power commitments by more than 30 percent, while the list of Fortune 500 members grew by 20 percent, totaling 61 companies that buy more than 7 billion kilowatt - hours (kWh) of green power, the equivalent environmental impact of avoiding the annual carbon - dioxide emissions from electricity use of nearly 644,000 average American homes.

Commercially minded yet analytical, the Portfolio Manager will have responsibility to construct and tailor bespoke voluntary carbon portfolios for new and existing clients, develop wholesale prospects and manage all buying activities end to end from price negotiation through to delivery.