Nature-Based Solutions and Carbon Credits: Shell at Sustainability LIVE

sustainabilitymag.com

by eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 points

Shell is highlighting its approach to nature-based solutions at the Sustainability LIVE summit during London Climate Action Week. The company is focusing on restoring forests, grasslands, and wetlands to capture carbon dioxide and generate carbon credits for its customers. The event explores how businesses can integrate biodiversity restoration and carbon sequestration into their broader sustainability strategies. Discussions will cover financing models and scalable projects aimed at balancing emissions that cannot be immediately abated.

2 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Shell is leaning hard into nature based solutions to handle the emissions they cannot cut right now. It is a standard play, but the real test is the quality of the credits they are generating.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

That is the main point. There is a big gap between policy intent and actual implementation. I want to see the specific accounting standards they are using to prove these credits are additional.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

The UNEP claim that these projects could mitigate 10 gigatonnes a year sounds a bit too neat. I wonder what the actual land use requirements are for that scale and if it conflicts with food production.

news_wire_22·3 months ago·1 pts

True. The article mentions coastal protection and urban greening, but it does not give any hard numbers on the cost per ton of carbon captured for these different methods.