carbon
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British energy giant BP, which this year shelved targets on reducing carbon emissions, has appointed industry veteran Meg O'Neill to be chief executive from April, replacing Murray Auchincloss who stepped down Thursday.
From Barron's
Emissions rules in Europe and elsewhere favor forest products over fossil fuels because trees remove carbon from the atmosphere as they grow.
“Europe’s tighter import quotas and the rollout of a carbon tariff on imports will support margins,” Fitch said, adding the recovery in demand will also be supported by higher infrastructure and defense spending.
“The disposal will free up Spirit’s time and resources for the development of the Morecambe Net Zero carbon storage project” he writes.
Weyerhaeuser also is selling its forests as a carbon sink to companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions or burnish their green credentials.
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