More than 60% of London-listed firms don’t report climate risk, report shows
Some 61 companies in the FTSE 100 share index are not assessing or disclosing the risk posed to their businesses by climate change, despite increasing demands from investors, according to a report published Tuesday.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market data from CTX for Sep. 22, 2017
A table of Verified Emission Reduction (VER) prices and offered volumes, based on voluntary market data provided by CTX.
Read MoreUS-based Climate Trust Capital inks another offset deal, completing targeted trilogy of sectoral investments
US-based private investment fund Climate Trust Capital (CTC) has inked another carbon credit deal, expanding its portfolio into the livestock biogas sector.
Read MoreALLCOT’s Voluntary Carbon Market Report – September 2017
After the summer break, activity is beginning to pick up again in the voluntary market, sources report.
Read MoreCalifornia’s tighter offset limits not seen likely to be repeated by WCI partners
Restrictions on post-2020 offset use in California’s cap-and-trade scheme are unlikely to be matched by WCI partners Quebec and Ontario, according to government sources and market participants.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market data from CTX for Sep. 15, 2017
A table of Verified Emission Reduction (VER) prices and offered volumes, based on voluntary market data provided by CTX.
Read MoreCompanies need 3-5 years to bed in climate risk disclosures, laws ultimately needed -FSB Task Force
Companies will need three-to-five years to refine how they disclose their climate risks in their mainstream financial reporting, but the voluntary practice will eventually need to be made mandatory, according to a key advisor to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Read MoreFires claim first offsets from California’s forest buffer account
California this week retired more than 10% of the offsets in the state’s forest buffer account due to fires, while issuing some 654,400 new credits across five projects.
Read MoreFirst Ontario offset project announced as investment begins flowing ahead of protocol release
Bluesource Canada has signed an agreement to develop one of Ontario’s first offset projects, teaming up with a forest manager to advance the initiative ahead of the forthcoming release of the province’s initial protocols.
Read MoreCompanies expand on internal carbon pricing, still fall short -study
Large companies are expanding use of internal carbon pricing to reduce their carbon footprints, but these efforts still fall short of what experts suggest is needed.
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