The digital carbon footprint refers to pollution that cannot be seen, and comes from greenhouse gasses (GHG). This pollution happens mainly in activities related to the internet’s use. The Digital Carbon Footprint (DCF) has been a proposal to analyze the environmental impact of something characterizing modern society: digitalization. In the last couple of decades, a …
Nowadays, more and more companies are committed to corporate climate action. For this reason, terms such as “Carbon Neutral” and “Net Zero” have been used over and over, sometimes interchangeably, especially in the last couple of years. The most important thing for companies to become Carbon Neutral or Net Zero is to understand how these …
Plastic credits, what are they exactly? Did you know that the first piece of plastic ever produced in 1862 and all of the plastic produced since then still exists on our planet? Let that sink in for a moment. The problem of plastic pollution is getting more and more concerning with the formation of a …
A few things on carbon projects When it comes to types of forestry projects, it is necessary to talk about a type of carbon project. It is highly important to understand what they are, how they originate and what they generate. Carbon projects are equivalent to an initiative, most of the time privately led, which …
Before going directly into the topic itself, environmental commodities, it is essential to understand what commodities are. Commodities is an anglicism used in the financial world. It refers to commodities standardized for purchase and sale, adopting international trading criteria in organized markets. They are also known as raw materials, since these goods have a low …
The world is trying to meet the 2050 deadline of achieving net-carbon neutrality set by the UN roadmap. Therefore, the carbon credit marketplace offers unrivaled potential for cooperation on a larger scale to tackle climate change. In 2021, worldwide carbon growth rose by 164% and reached an industrial value of $851 billion. The governments and …
