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How Do You Guarantee Land-Based Offsets Are Permanent?

Aimee Barnes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:44:00 -0700

While critics worry the benefits from land use, land use change, and forestry offsets may one day be reversed, various trading programs have tried to address permanence risks with different approaches -- with mixed results.

No Climate Change Fix Without New Land Use, Farming Policies

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:14:00 -0700

A Worldwatch Institute report cautions against developing a climate change mitigation strategy without including agricultural and land use policies.

Getting Back to Our Roots: The Renewed Interest in Forestry Carbon Offsets

Aimee Barnes — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:00:00 -0700

The forestry sector was left out of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and faced restrictions under the Kyoto Protocol. Bur recent developments indicate forestry may play a key role in addressing climate change, while a new survey suggests offset buyers have a positive view of those originating in forestry projects.

New Report Sheds Light on Corporate Attitudes Toward Forestry Carbon Offsets

ClimateBiz Staff — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:31:00 -0700

A new study released today from EcoSecurities, Conservation International, the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, and ClimateBiz.com analyzes the perceptions and expectations driving corporate decisions to buy forestry carbon offsets.

Climate Change Poses 'Game-Changing' Opportunity for Forestry, Study Says

ClimateBiz Staff — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Despite challenges posed by climate change and efforts to address it, the forest products industry largely stands to gain from new opportunities that emerge as policies and practices evolve in the drive to combat global warming, according to a report released this week by the World Resources Institute.

Trees in the Greenhouse: Why Climate Change is Transforming the Forest Products Business

ClimateBiz Staff — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700

This 74-page report by the World Resources Institute examines how climate change would affect the forest products industry, outlines risks and opportunities, and highlights possible next steps and strategies for the industry and investors.

The Sustainable Forest Products Industry, Carbon and Climate Change: Key Messages for Policy-Makers

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0800

In this report from the WBCSD, technological innovation and accelerated capital stock turnover are found to be the best ways that the forest products industry can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Weyerhaeuser Pledges to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 40%

GreenBiz Staff — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0700

The company will increase use of biomass as fuel in the boilers that generate steam and electrical energy in its pulp and paper mills, say corporate officials.

Forest Industry Leaders Commit to Action on Global Sustainability

GreenBiz Staff — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0700

Member companies of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations have signed on a major new leadership agreement on sustainability.

Norske Skog Canada Limited Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction

GWM Admin — Tue, 16 May 2006 17:00:00 -0700

The paper producer's GHG reduction programs go hand in hand with energy efficiency and increasing firm productivity.

Wood Mileage CO2 Certification System Promotes Local Wood Use

ClimateBiz Staff — Mon, 08 May 2006 17:00:00 -0700

Kyoto Prefecture in Japan has begun applying its Wood Mileage CO2 Certification System to general wood for housing.

CA Dept. of Forestry to Track and Report its GHG Emissions

GreenBiz Staff — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0700

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has joined the California Climate Action Registry, pledging to track, report, and certify its annual greenhouse gas emissions.

ForestLeadership Launches Teleseminars for Forest-Sector Execs

GreenBiz Staff — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0700

ForestLeadership, a nonprofit initiative to promote sustainable practices in the forest and paper sector, has announced a new executive leadership development program featuring weekly teleseminars.

Timber Giant Signs $300 Million Forest-Preservation Deal

GreenBiz Staff — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:00:00 -0800

International Paper, The Nature Conservancy, and The Conservation Fund have reached an agreement to protect 218,000 acres of forestlands across ten states in the single largest private land conservation sale in the history of the South, and one of the largest in the U.S.

Better Forest Management Has Key Role in Combating Climate Change, Says U.N.

GreenBiz Staff — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:00:00 -0800

Not only do forests absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, thereby mitigating the effects of climate change, but using wood from a sustainably managed forest as fuel instead of oil, coal, and natural gas, can also reduce global warming, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.