Carbon
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Finance
Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get Federal Guidelines
The new principles aim to define ‘high-integrity’ offsets amid concerns that current practices often don’t cut greenhouse gas emissions as…
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Finance
Carbon Markets Are in Limbo. That’s Not Stopping This Firm.
An Emirati company wants to broker a nascent market in which nations trade emission reductions even before regulations are agreed…
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Science
For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest
Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may…
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News
Could Air Someday Power Your Flight? Airlines Are Betting on It.
New technologies, including one fuel extracted from the atmosphere itself, could make flying more sustainable. But the challenges are many…
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World
Europe Reaches Deal for Carbon Tax Law on Imports
If approved, as expected, the plan would impose tariffs on countries that fail to take strict steps to curb their…
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News
My Community Doesn’t Exist Just to Absolve You of Your Climate Sins
In my community in southern Costa Rica, the Ceiba tree is sacred. It towers above all other trees in our…