Tag: carbon

Firms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest

By Reuters Published September 25, 2024 Amazon and other companies have agreed to buy carbon offset credits that will support the conservation of its namesake rainforest in the Brazilian state of Para, in a deal valued at around $180 million. Reuters Amazon and at least five other firms will make the purchase through the LEAF [...]read moreFirms including Amazon to buy $180 million in carbon credits from namesake rainforest

Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

By Reuters Published Jul 2, 2024 Amazon has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets that was developed by a non-profit funded largely by the U.S. technology conglomerate’s founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos. Reuters Amazon is backing the development of a new standard that could allow the online [...]read moreAmazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

Snap Launches Program To Measure Carbon Emissions of Digital Ads

Snapchat has announced a new initiative aimed at improving its environmental impact, by helping advertisers understand the carbon footprint of their Snap ads. Yes, your digital ads also have an environmental impact, and now, you’ll be able to make a more conscious decision around such, with Snap providing more data on its processes. Working with [...]read moreSnap Launches Program To Measure Carbon Emissions of Digital Ads

Snap Launches Program to Measure Carbon Emissions of Digital Ads

Snapchat has announced a new initiative aimed at improving its environmental impact, by helping advertisers understand the carbon footprint of their Snap ads. Yes, your digital ads also have an environmental impact, and now, you’ll be able to make a more conscious decision around such, with Snap providing more data on its processes. Working with [...]read moreSnap Launches Program to Measure Carbon Emissions of Digital Ads

Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale

If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open-source data visualization project has been around since 2016. But companies like Google and Samsung are increasingly relying on this rich data set to hit their sustainability goals and empower [...]read moreElectricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale

Microsoft ramps up plans to capture carbon from burning wood

Microsoft is doubling down on a controversial plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions from wood-burning power plants. It announced a contract with energy company Stockholm Exergi to capture 3.33 million metric tons of carbon emissions from a biomass power plant in the Swedish capital in what is potentially the biggest deal of its kind to [...]read moreMicrosoft ramps up plans to capture carbon from burning wood

Sheep Inc launches carbon negative footprint T-shirt

Knitwear specialist Sheep Inc has launched what it claims is “the first carbon negative footprint ultra-light T-shirt”. Sheep Inc Ethically harvested from three regenerative New Zealand pastures/sheep stations (Lake Hawea, Middlehurst and Omarama), the shirt is woven from 100% extra-fine 19.5μ Merino wool. Produced using sun-powered, zero-waste machinery in a flawless knit, each tee comes equipped with a detachable [...]read moreSheep Inc launches carbon negative footprint T-shirt

Carbonfact is a carbon management platform designed specifically for the fashion industry

French startup Carbonfact believes that the best carbon accounting solutions will focus on one vertical. That’s why the company has decided to provide a carbon management and reporting tool for the fashion industry exclusively. And Carbonfact recently raised a $15 million funding round led by Alven, the French VC firm that led Carbonfact’s seed round [...]read moreCarbonfact is a carbon management platform designed specifically for the fashion industry

High-end Bentley Bentayga Apex adds weight-saving carbon goodies, plus nice pinstripes

Bentley is going on a carbon binge, by introducing the Bentayga Apex Edition, developed by its in-house Mulliner bespoke division and advertised as the ‘’most dynamic-looking and driving Bentayga ever.’’ What’s novel about this crossover, which will be limited globally to only 20 units, is its reliance down low on lighter-weight carbon: 22-inch carbon rims [...]read moreHigh-end Bentley Bentayga Apex adds weight-saving carbon goodies, plus nice pinstripes

Bringing down skyscrapers’ sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock

Jocelyn Lai appeared on TechCrunch’s Found to discuss her company and its hopes of driving down the cost of a proven technology to address the climate crisis. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source link