COP 26 to Advance the Interest of Society
COP 26, Glasgow: secure a new mandate for the Wealth of Nations in environmental preservation and enhancement, “advance the interest of the society.” Adam Smith, famed economist from Glasgow…
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COP 26 and CPC for the Environment
COP 26, like earlier COPs, is G to G (government to government) with industry drivers in airplane mode and ag/food sector reps on ear phones. Meanwhile, we’ll be laying out …
Double Header Week – COP and CPC
UN Climate Change Conference/ COP 26 runs from Sunday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Nov. 12. Closing day calls for “advancing action.” Meanwhile, in the weeds, GIC is hosting a pilot …
Invitation to Growers for CPC Pilot Nov 8
The GIC Group 4328 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: 301-799-0840 Greetings: GIC Group, a long-standing international agribusiness company, will be hosting a pilot program for its new ag …
Hedge Carbon, Don’t Tax It
We think Prof. Stock (IMF, Finance & Development) has it right in targeting sectoral policies for carbon pricing, not a carbon tax across the board. Structural change is key for …
Ag Innovation Mission for Climate
We welcome the upcoming initiative -Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate- to be announced at the UN Food Systems Summit on Thursday. It spotlights the need for global ag innovation and …
Increasing Carbon Capture in Plants
The Salk Institute’s Harnessing Plant Initiative & Danforth Plant Science Center’s focus on raising carbon capture in plants like sorghum make sense. Hard to argue against it unless you’re not vaccinated!!
Greenwashing Scrutiny Good for CPC
Looks like SEC will be giving more scrutiny to greenwashing practices. The idea of quantifying emissions levels for Scope 1, 2, and 3 (emissions of a company’s supply chain) could …
Wash Out Greenwashing!
Investors are stampeding for high ESG scores; consumer preferences for organics and climate friendly products are on the rise. Along comes “greenwashing” to wash away these trends. Wash out greenwashing …
Save the Date — October 4 — for CPC!
Heat waves/drought/ floods—we saw it coming! GIC Group hosting pilot on Oct. 4 for CPC (commodity plus carbon) ag emissions reduction futures contract—demos, focus groups, response surveys. If grower, FCM, …
