FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The vital role that transparent carbon markets will play in a net-zero carbon future
DETAILS: The world can’t get to a net-zero carbon world unless it has a benchmark to measure the costs and benefits of that quest. That is why carbon markets will play such a vital role. Lisa Street understands how the global carbon markets work.
SPEAKER: Street is the director of global carbon pricing for OPIS by IHS Markit.
BIO: Street is an expert in developing pricing solutions for...
By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government is considering whether to include the shipping industry in its new carbon market as it seeks ways to eliminate transport pollution by 2050….
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) – The main U.S. oil industry lobby group, the American Petroleum Institute, is weighing endorsing a price on carbon emissions, a major shift after long resisting…
French energy giant Total says it has delivered its first carbon neutral liquefied natural gas cargo to China. The loading operation was carried out at the Ichthys liquefaction plant in Australia, and the shipment was delivered to Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) at the Dapeng...
FreightWaves recently chatted with Josh Raglin, chief sustainability officer for Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), about why and how companies like the Class I railroad have adopted sustainability initiatives in recent years. The interview was edited for clarity.
FreightWaves: Just what is sustainability?
Raglin: Think of it at a basic level. Sustainability is closely aligned with stewardship. It’s about the wise use of resources, and those resources come in many forms: money, material, fuel, time....
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/norfolk-southern-qa-how-sustainability-and-efficiency-intersect
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of including greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector in the European Union’s carbon market from 2022, throwing its weight behind EU plans to make ships pay for their pollution. Shipping is the...
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a complete Carbon Neutral Programme. The company states that it is “the first shipping line” to offer customers such a programme.
MSC’s Carbon Neutral Programme helps to enable carbon neutral supply chains by minimising, calculating and offsetting C02 emissions to meet customer demand.
As the company notes in a statement, “despite all the efforts to invest in...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/msc-announces-its-carbon-neutral-programme/
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – MSC is set to roll-out a customer carbon offsetting programme it has been trialling since last year. Since early 2019, it has been developing its ‘MSC Carbon Neutral Programme’ with low carbon solutions provider South Pole, which will “deliver measurable benefits...
Japanese shipping company NYK is claiming to have achieved country’s first carbon-neutral sea voyage through the purchase of carbon credits to offset emissions. The carbon-neutral voyage was achieved by the company’s flagship car carrier, Aries Leader, during a trip from Japan to the Middle East....