Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Carbon credits have become a buzzword in the fight against ...

Nature markets are systems for measuring an ecological improvement on some land, then creating a representation of that ...

Big tech companies are in a buying frenzy for carbon credits to offset all the pollution their AI operations pump out. The rush has created a shortage, but industry stakeholders say that’s actually ...

A carbon credit means a company is allowed to emit one metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO₂) or another greenhouse gas. It's a tradable asset, similar to a stock or commodity, meaning companies can buy ...

Carbon management startup Carbon Direct is buying another carbon credit startup, Pachama, the companies announced today. Pachama laid off around 20 employees this summer as voluntary carbon markets ...

Ben Dell's firm, Chestnut Carbon, helps companies like Microsoft reduce their carbon footprints. It sells carbon credits and buys unused pastures to store the carbon in freshly planted trees. Dell ...

Microsoft announced on Friday that it is buying 3.7 million metric tons of carbon removal credits from CO280, a project developer that works with pulp and paper mills. The purchase covers 12 years of ...

Rio Tinto Group has signed up as a future buyer of carbon credits generated by a new platform in Australia. The Melbourne-based mining giant will be “a foundational offtaker” for the Meldora platform, ...

As Georgia’s forestry sector struggles to sell wood for timber or paper products, carbon credits could be an alternative.

In Eunápolis, in the south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, the clearing of Atlantic Forest for agriculture started centuries ...