Offsets vs insets vs CPC (commodity plus carbon) futures. Link to an article on need to pivot to decarbonizing supply chains. https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/strategy/moving-from-a-carbon-offsetting-to-a-carbon-insetting-mindset/ Strong on why but not on how. GIC’s …
This year, National Ag Day comes in conjunction with mounting challenges: IPCC’s annual report of rising temperature negative impacts on ag yields, and rising food insecurity. It also marks a …
What better time than in conjunction with USDA Ag Outlook Form to announce our OTC pilot for 25,000 bushels of #2 corn following CPC (commodity plus carbon) procedures. Now underway, …
Chip, chip, and away. Fossil fuel stocks at a peak; ESG stocks losing their luster; next COP meeting in Dubai; downward trend of bell curve in carbon market prices; still …
A New Year, by definition, should be distinct from the old so, mindful of last year’s mistakes, we’re going for new ag futures contracts that reward emission reductions cost effectively …
EU just passed CBAM to ”equalize price of carbon paid for EU products,” going into effect 10/23. First up — iron and steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizers, and electricity; also hydrogen. …
Circular circumstances: Starting with climate change, adverse conditions like droughts are threats to food security; geopolitics heightens the threat; and the combination jeopardizes food safety. Choosing the wrong remedies only …
COP27 is winding down with one glaring issue left unaddressed — de-globalization. Nationalist economic policy trends undercut climate collaboration in resource management and technologies, making net zero goals that much …
Remember Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” approach to economics and trade? Gone! Remember Carbon Reduction Target in Paris Agreement? Gone! Remember global economic growth and food security? Gone! Ending the backtracking …
If implemented, the US Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) should boost voluntary carbon credit markets. We see that as a plus for our new launch of CPC (commodity plus carbon) futures …
