Your landscape isn’t carbon balanced, you say?
So your landscape isn't carbon balanced? It isn't even balancing out in the next 10 years? All I can say is, Welcome to the party!
Informed Decision Making, not Guilt
Discussing the carbon impacts of a project can be difficult. Our current unspoken assumption is that we need to "do" less. Leading to a conflict between what we want and what we "should " do. Feelings of guilt can quickly enter. This should not be leveraged. It should be redirected
Don’t Worry, Direct Air Capture has Us Covered?
I often hear the complexity of the bind we are in winnowed down to one overly simplistic solution. We have spent the entire industrial revolution creating this situation and we have many interdependent knots to untangle and restring into eco-literate systems.
Should We Claim Existing Carbon Assets as Our Own?
What is the moral and practical stance on claiming existing sequestration assets when developing a new project? This is a hotly debated topic of discussion in Elder Creek's Carbon Lab. We will start by saying the carbon purists on our team hold a hard "NO" on claiming any existing assets as we
Should a Small Firm Buy This?
We are in a time of great change throughout the world and there is only so much change we can handle on any given day. Carbon literacy as a foundation for good design is one of the those changes and it is here to stay. The question is whether or
Let’s be Honest, Less Bad is not all that Inspiring
What is the difference between Carbon and CO2 when reducing carbon footprints? A simple primer on Carbon and CO2. This is often a point of confusion when reading about climate change. The Bond app is measuring Carbon Dioxide. It is typical for Carbon and CO2 to be used interchangeably in
Unit Costs of Carbon- Why Our Choices Matter
What is the difference between Carbon and CO2 when reducing carbon footprints? A simple primer on Carbon and CO2. This is often a point of confusion when reading about climate change. The Bond app is measuring Carbon Dioxide. It is typical for Carbon and CO2 to be used interchangeably in
The Founders Story
What is the difference between Carbon and CO2 when reducing carbon footprints? A simple primer on Carbon and CO2. This is often a point of confusion when reading about climate change. The Bond app is measuring Carbon Dioxide. It is typical for Carbon and CO2 to be used interchangeably in
Where Are You on the Spectrum of Concern for the Climate
While I don't spend much time discussing whether climate change is real, I do spend a lot of time in discussions with varying viewpoints about how severe the crisis is, how urgent and bold our actions need to be, and being honest about what we really know.
Progress not Perfection
What is the difference between Carbon and CO2 when reducing carbon footprints? A simple primer on Carbon and CO2. This is often a point of confusion when reading about climate change. The Bond app is measuring Carbon Dioxide. It is typical for Carbon and CO2 to be used interchangeably in
