How do carbon credits work and how can companies purchase carbon credits? Setting and achieving corporate climate targets is a laudable yet challenging goal. As much as you may want to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, transitioning to net zero can take decades. However, buying carbon credits can help you compensate for emissions that you […]
Learn more about carbon project development, which provides a customized way to strengthen additionality and deepen your impact.
The past few years have seen an unprecedented and ever-growing number of corporate commitments to combat climate change. Carbon credits represent one integral tool that companies with such goals can leverage to support their own claims and contribute to global climate change mitigation. As carbon credit-based claims have become more common, a jumble of terms […]
Despite the growing interest in carbon removal projects, the removals market is still nascent and many unanswered questions exist around project-level criteria, new methodologies, and scalability. In the absence of definitive and common standards, how can corporations help build a robust carbon removals market that can support net zero ambitions by 2050 or sooner? In […]
3Degrees' Director of Carbon Markets, Stephanie Harris, breaks down the recent surge in the voluntary carbon market and what to expect in 2022.
3Degrees and REI recently visited the Winston Creek Foresty Project. Learn how carbon credits are creating a real impact in this PNW forest.
COP26 negotiations surfaced both praise for and criticism of the role carbon markets can play in achieving the Paris Agreement climate objectives. Some environmental advocates at the recent meeting, including Greenpeace, made clear their strong disapproval of carbon credits and warned that these markets could undermine global climate goals. Such positions can result in either/or […]
Stephanie Harris, 3Degrees’ Director of Carbon Markets, shares key benefits and considerations for organizations interested in supporting new carbon project development. Watch the video
Project type: Improved forest management Emission reduction type: Carbon removals Standard: American Carbon Registry Washington’s Winston Creek project is sequestering carbon and improving local air quality The Winston Creek Forest Project is a 10,000-acre forest located in Lewis County, Washington, owned and managed by Port Blakely, a family-owned company dating back five generations. The […]
Organizations around the world are increasingly focused on setting and achieving ambitious GHG reduction targets including net zero emissions, carbon neutrality, and science-based. However, with evolving methodologies and tools, understanding available options and developing a strategy for achieving these targets can be challenging. This white paper, “The Evolution of Corporate Climate Commitments: The Role of […]
Darigold and the Northwest Dairy Association (NDA), have led the industry in environmental stewardship for years. In 2018, Darigold won the Community Impact Award for Sustainability from the Seattle Business Magazine. To build on this progress, Royal Dairy (a member of NDA) invested in a BioFiltro vermicomposting system which prevents the release of 34,000 tons […]
3Degrees’ Director of Carbon Markets, Stephanie Harris, explains how carbon offsets can play an important role in bridging the transition to net-zero emissions. Watch the video
