Auditors Can’t Save Carbon Offsets
Yesterday’s Science magazine editorial: Auditors can’t save carbon offsets. What’s the alternative? In ag, it’s our CPC (commodity plus carbon) inset futures contracts—COMING SOON!
Corporate Alignment with Paris Agreement Objectives
OECD hosting today workshop on Climate transition metrics for the financial sector: translating targets into action. Good news/bad news; Central Banks enforcing alignment in transition plans, but banks’ tracking metrics …
Conservation Funding
Conservation funding has increased in the Farm Budget Reconciliation plan in Congress. Just goes to show that a “rose is a rose is a rose.” And the timing is now …
Initiative for Low-Carbon Fuels
A North Dakota initiative for a low-carbon fuels fund support ethanol producers lower CI, could work in tandem with GIC Group’s CPC (commodity plus carbon) ethanol futures contract. See CPC …
GIC to Speak at Digest Connect
Check out Rick’s next presentation Thursday, May 15 at 12 PM EST: https://vimeo.com/event/5119406
Canadian CBAM
Mark Carney reportedly plans to introduce CBAM in Canada. The move would align Canada with EU and its own trade policies. It also would mean tariffs on US grains exported …
Impact of Tariffs on VCM prices
Good piece in Abatable on impact of tariffs on VCM prices and CC project investment. With a depreciated dollar, absent a rise in VCM prices, developing country projects could get …
It’s the Right Time
Globe Scan Sustainability Report’s survey-bipartisan 71% of Americans favor companies addressing climate change, registering more should be done. Globally, the figure favoring the need for more action is even higher. …
Earth Day
Earth Day started 55 years ago- much to celebrate but much more work to do. We have the tools to protect our environment and ensure safe food. If only we’d …
CBAM Compliance
OPIS reports CBAM’s (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) compliance threshold of weight tonnage equivalent of carbon emissions of imported goods. Potential bad news: US corn and soybean exports reportedly on CBAM …
