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As carbon pricing continues to develop at a pace in North America, attendees of
Argus Live: Carbon Markets and Regulation(15 – 16 July 2021) can look forward to expert insight on the current trajectories in US compliance markets.
In addition, we are delighted to announce several first-class sessions on the booming voluntary carbon market which looks set to grow bigger and bigger in North America for several years to come.
Make sure to register and ensure your business stays ahead of the game through maximising the growing opportunities in the carbon market landscape.
Agenda highlights
• Prospects for North American carbon markets in the Biden era
The project will see Lidl work directly with Wyke and its farming base to implement sustainable farming
Lidl and dairy supplier Wyke Farms have joined forces in a bid to create what the discounter claimed would be the first carbon neutral cheddar to be listed in a UK supermarket.
The project will see Lidl work directly with Wyke and its farming base to implement sustainable farming and business practices and facilitate the purchase of carbon credits – permits which allow a company to emit a certain amount of CO2 emissions.
Specific efficiency measures set to be taken included cutting down on fertiliser use, converting farms to deforestation-free feed or using low food-mile feedstuffs. Meanwhile, the carbon credits are to come under the standards of climate NGO The Gold Standard Foundation.
Freightzy partners with Less Emissions to offer carbon neutral shipping program May 5, 2021 Maryam Farag
Less Emissions partnered with Freightzy to offer a carbon neutral shipping program for customers who wish to mitigate their Scope 3 emissions.
For clients who participate in Freightzy’s Carbon Neutral Program, Freightzy will purchase Gold Standard offsets from Less Emissions on less than truckload shipments booked through their shipping portal. For all other modes of transit shipped with Freightzy, they will calculate the emissions and offer their clients the opportunity to purchase offsets through Less Emissions’ portfolio of Gold Standard projects.
“The transportation sector produces about one third of greenhouse gas emissions in both the USA and Canada, and we want to be a leader in addressing the impact of our sector on climate change. The business case for carbon neutral shipping makes sense, and we believe this model could be scaled acr