This video explains upfront embodied carbon emissions from buildings and shows how material selection can make the difference between a building with a huge carbon footprint, or a building that is actually a net carbon sink.
www.buildersforclimateaction.org

CarbonCredits.com Carbon Recap for the week ending July 9, 2022

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:37 – Carbon Food Footprints?
01:08 – Carbon Plastic Polymers
01:39 – Pfizer’s Net Zero Pledge
02:04 – This Week in New Carbon Markets, Part 1: Hong Kong
02:35 – This Week In New Carbon Markets, Part 2: Nasdaq x CIX
03:05 – Suncor’s Ambitious Net Zero Plan
03:16 – Carbon Market Governance

Links Below for full articles ��

What’s better than a market-driven solution to a life-threatening problem?

How about one market-driven solution to two life-threatening problems. One company thinks they’ve found a way to use captured carbon to create useful carbon polymers – materials that might replace ordinary plastics. It’s the potential intersection of two industries worth hundreds of millions of dollars, with room to grow.

And that’s not the only big news out of the carbon market.

Let’s dive in.

Carbon Food Footprints?
Consumers are increasingly aware that all the food we eat comes with a carbon footprint. That’s the amount of CO2 emissions that were produced as a result of growing, harvesting, shipping, packing, and selling out food. The footprint varies based on how and where everything was produced, making it a challenge for most people to estimate. Adding an official carbon footprint estimate to restaurant menus can help. The idea premiered at the COP 26 conference, and restaurants around the world are starting to follow suit.
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/food-carbon-footprint/

Carbon Plastic Polymers
Carbon Capture and Storage is a major (and growing) sector of the global carbon market.
Carbon Capture and Utilization is the next stage – finding a way to capture carbon emissions and turn them into useful materials. One option is to turn those emissions into carbon polymers. This isn’t anything new – over 250,00 metric tonnes of the stuff are already in use worldwide. But better processes and scaling might boost the market to roughly $285 billion by 2042.
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/plastics-from-carbon-emissions-and-potential-carbon-credits/

Pfizer’s Net Zero Pledge
Pharma companies are well-accustomed to taking plenty of time to make major decisions. Bringing a new drug to market can take a decade or longer. Pfizer’s new net-zero pledge by 2040 serves as a capstone to 20 years of increasing focus on sustainability. The resulting plan is ambitious, also promising to cut down-chain emissions by 90% of the 2019 mark.
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/pfizer-plans-to-reach-net-zero-by-2040/

This Week in New Carbon Markets, Part 1: Hong Kong
HKEX (Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing) announced a partnership with HSBC, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, ANZ, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to develop a new carbon marketplace. The Hong Kong International Carbon Market Council doesn’t have a release date, but with so many big names behind it, there’s certainly a significant level of support.
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/hkex-carbon-market/

This Week In New Carbon Markets, Part 2: Nasdaq x CIX
Not to be left behind, Nasdaq is partnering with Climate Impact X (CIX) to boost the latter’s carbon credit spot exchange. With access to Nasdaq’s infrastructure, CIX will be able to offer improved trading functions and fewer restrictions to supplier financing. The end goal is to build a world-leading carbon marketplace.
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/cix-and-nasdaq-carbon-credit-exchange/

Carbon Catchup
Here are some of the other key stories we’ve been covering the last week.

Suncor’s Ambitious Net Zero Plan
Increasing production and also reducing overall carbon emissions is a big task, but Suncor has a two-pronged strategy to do just that
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/suncor-net-zero-emissions/

Carbon Market Governance
The carbon credits market is a dynamic, complex system and so the pressure is high when it comes to its governance. But governing carbon markets can be tricky.
Full Article ��
https://carboncredits.com/carbon-credits-market-governance-and-initiatives/

March 28, 2023: In a world where consumers are demanding more transparency and sustainability from the brands they support, blockchain technology has emerged as a powerful tool for driving innovation in supply chain management. With its ability to create immutable, transparent records of transactions, blockchain can enable end-to-end traceability, improve efficiency, and even reduce carbon emissions through the use of carbon credits.

In this TEDx talk, Rory O’Sullivan, Founder and CEO of Grains Discovery, will explore how blockchain is transforming the way we think about supply chains. Drawing on his experience in the agriculture industry, he will discuss how blockchain can be used to ensure the quality and safety of food products, reduce waste, and empower consumers to make more informed choices. He will also delve into the role of carbon credits in incentivizing sustainability and how blockchain can help streamline the process of trading these credits.

Attendees will come away from this talk with a deeper understanding of the potential of blockchain to drive positive change in supply chains, as well as the challenges that must be overcome to fully realize this potential. They will be inspired to think creatively about how they can use blockchain technology to build a more sustainable and equitable world.

Blockchain and Future of Agriculture: The Key to Sustainable and Transparent Supply Chains

Speaker:
Rory O’Sullivan, Founder and CEO, Grain Discovery

FFCON23: REGEN (8th Fintech and Financing Conference & Expo)
March 14: Digital Finance Innovation (Digital)
March 21: Alternative Investing & 2023 Fintech Draft Pitching Finals (Digital)
March 28: ReFi, Sustainability, Purpose (Digital)
April 4: Web3, Metaverse, Digital Assets, DAOs (Digital)
May 31: FFCON Expo & Summer Kickoff Networking (In-person)

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The ice keeps melting. Your Arctic friends will have nowhere to live! The weather is getting so extreme! I can’t stand it! In Hong Kong, 70% of greenhouse gas emissions come from generating electricity. Households, restaurants, offices and businesses can all save energy and reduce carbon emissions. By combating climate change, we can save money and promote sustainable development for a better planet!
What else can we do? Let’s all give it some thought!
Combating Climate Change: Energy Saving and Carbon Emission Reduction in Buildings
Visit http://www.susdev.org.hk to obtain the Invitation for Response Document
Offer your views by December 4.
Council for Sustainable Development