Carbon markets are broken. Here are three ways we can start fixing them

The global carbon removal industry must be drastically scaled up to avert climate breakdown.

Kaya Axelsson, Head of Policy and Partnerships, University of Oxford • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~6 min

Carbon offsets bring new investment to Appalachia’s coal fields, but most Appalachians aren’t benefiting

Large parts of Appalachia’s forests, once owned by coal companies, now make money for investors by storing carbon. But the results bring few jobs or sizable investments for residents.

Gabe Schwartzman, Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability, University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 ~10 min


Ecosystem restoration in the Scottish Highlands isn’t going to plan – here’s why

Crofters who have managed the land for centuries are being offered dubious rewards to risk their rights.

Ewan Gordon Jenkins, PhD in Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews • conversation
Feb. 5, 2024 ~8 min

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies' decarbonisation efforts – here's why

Big name food brands are pursuing decarbonisation – but they are squeezing farmers in the process.

Albert Boaitey, Lecturer in Global Agri-food Supply Chains, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2023 ~7 min

'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

We need to urgently reform the way forest conservation is measured and sold as a way to offset emissions.

Neal Hockley, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics & Policy, Bangor University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Seabed trawling's impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study

Most of the carbon disturbed by trawls is unreactive and difficult to convert to CO₂.

Jan Geert Hiddink, Professor of Marine Biology, Bangor University • conversation
July 5, 2023 ~7 min

The future of flight in a net-zero-carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable biofuel

Airlines are promising net-zero emissions by 2050. To get there, they’re experimenting with used cooking oil, ag waste and corn ethanol in their fuel tanks. But that alone won’t be enough.

Steve Davis, Professor of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Feb. 6, 2023 ~9 min

Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California

Millions of dollars have gone into California’s forest carbon offset program – with little new carbon storage to show for it, a new study suggests.

James Randerson, Professor of Earth Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Dec. 1, 2022 ~9 min


Climate change: carbon offsetting isn't working – here's how to fix it

Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 7, 2022 ~8 min

Climate change: why we can't rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions

‘Blue carbon’ habitats can store a lot of carbon – but not reliably enough to offset emissions.

Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Research Professor, CNRS, Iddri, Sorbonne Université • conversation
July 29, 2022 ~9 min

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