3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. 1. Teens Take Earth Day Action. 2. Terry’s Truth. 3. An Item of Pinterest.
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3 Bits – Proposals, Rings, and More Trees
Bite-sized items of interest about climate news. SEC Proposal: The SEC issued a new Proposed Rule, currently in the comment phase, that would require publicly traded companies to report on a variety of climate-related business activities and associated risks. In addition to reporting on Scope 1, Scope 2, and (for Fortune 500-level companies) Scope 3 […]
On the (Virtual) Park Bench with Vishwas Ganesan
Carbon Credit Cart recently chatted with Vishwas Ganesan, Founder and Owner of YellowTin.
Anatomy of a Carbon Credit Cart Certificate
When you purchase carbon credits from Carbon Credit Cart, you receive a certificate to confirm the purchase. This is typically emailed to you within one business day of your purchase: This certificate is essential as it verifies the following three things: That the credits are legitimate by virtue of being registered with a recognized carbon […]
5 Climate Change Podcasts Worth Checking Out
Climate change and the means to fight it is an incredibly complex topic, one that’s inspired an increasing array of podcasts. We’ve sampled many, stuck with a few, and recommend this list as a good initial set of podcasts worth checking out if you’re looking to dig deeper into the details of climate change.
3 Bits – Diverging Quotes from the COP26 Climate Change Summit
Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Greta Thunberg, climate activist: “Change is not going to come from inside there — that is not leadership, this is leadership. We say no more ‘blah blah blah,’ no more exploitation of people and nature and the planet.” (Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/memorable-quotes-global-climate-change-conference-80904363 , et al) David […]
3 Bits – Leaf Blowers and Horn Blowers
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Music to Our Ears. In an effort to chip away at the carbon emissions caused by leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and other small gas-powered tools, the State of California recently passed legislation to ban the sales of these types of equipment engines. The […]
3 Bits – Mayors, Morgan, and Money
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Mayors on the Move. C40 Cities (C40), a network of the world’s “greatest”, and presumably largest, cities is actively working to identify and implement sustainable solutions for urban areas to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. McKinsey & Company, citing the United […]
3 Bits – Some Help, Some Not So Much
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. A Big Turn-On. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is starting to get more traction. DAC plants suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and re-sequester it underground. On September 9, 2021, Climeworks AG and Carbfix launched their Orca DAC plant in Iceland. Orca is […]
3 Bits – Fires & Feet
3 Bits periodically provides three bite-sized items of interest about climate news. Fires Torch Underlying Assumptions. There’s a significant challenge to the use of sequestered carbon in forest lands. Wildfires. For many large scale carbon offset programs the model bakes in an historical risk of wildfires and buffer pool acreage which is significantly lower that […]