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Global Deforestation Pledge Will Be Missed Without Urgent Action: Experts

24 October 2022

Although global forest destruction slowed in 2021, the vital climate goal of ending deforestation by 2030 will be missed without urgent action, reports the Guardian.

The area devastated in 2021 regressed by 6.3% after progress in some countries, notably Indonesia. However, nearly 7 million hectares were still removed and the destruction of most tropical rainforests rich in carbon and biodiversity decreased by only 3%. The CO2 emissions resulting from the lost trees no longer absorbing carbon...

https://mfame.guru/global-deforestation-pledge-will-be-missed-without-urgent-action-experts/

Navigating voluntary carbon offset markets — Net-Zero Carbon

10 January 2022

Net-Zero Carbon discusses carbon credits on the emissions-reduction journey.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, chats with Dan Scarbrough, president and COO at IncubEx, and Andrew Hall, director of sustainable finance at Trayport.

This is the third episode in a series about the journey to emissions reduction, including measuring greenhouse gas emissions, reducing emissions and purchasing voluntary carbon credits to offset unavoidable emissions.

“It’s very important, first and foremost, to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/navigating-voluntary-carbon-offset-markets-net-zero-carbon

Onfleet to partner with customers on carbon emissions offset program

22 April 2021

Onfleet is offering its customers the chance to purchase carbon offsets through a program announced on Earth Day as it seeks to offset more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the end of 2022. The program, Onfleet Offset, is being run with help from carbon credit management company Pachama and will officially start on May 1.

The global provider of last-mile delivery management software said the program will calculate the CO2 emissions of a customer’s delivery operations and,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/onfleet-to-partner-with-customers-on-carbon-emissions-offset-program

Freight Club’s carbon offset initiative takes root

1 April 2021

The last year has given new meaning to the term disruption. As we slowly recover from the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are thinking about old challenges in innovative ways and cultivating a new vision for moving forward. Seizing the moment is the fast-growing logistics platform Freight Club. The British Columbia-based company is taking proactive measures to offset pollution in the coming post-COVID freight landscape.

Freight Club enables shippers to quote and book less-than-truckload...

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