Why both trees and technology are important in the race to mitigate carbon emissions

This year, two standards will be released to help govern corporate climate action. Both must address an issue that has become more divisive than the science warrants: what kinds of carbon removal should count towards corporations offsetting their carbon emissions. The first is the International Organization for Standardization’s first net-zero standard (ISO 14060), and the…

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Beijing Pushes Back As US Sanctions Chinese Oil Refinery Over Iran Links

Beijing has pushed back on a US decision to sanction the Hengli oil refinery, rejecting Washington’s accusations that the company “plays an outsized role” in buying Iranian oil. The US Treasury Department last week sanctioned the Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, based in China’s northeastern Liaoning Province, for having “purchased billions of dollars’ worth” of Iranian…

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