How To Turn Green Technology Into Greenbacks

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A Canada-based recycling and renewable energy company is now also seeking to monetize its carbon credits.

SusGlobal Energy Corp. (OTC:SNRG) wants to reduce organic waste from a number of sources, including wood, leaf and yard material, municipal source separated organics and paper sludge.

SusGlobal also is a big believer in carbon credits and has taken an initial step in monetizing that sector by signing a partnership agreement with carbon offset consulting company Bluesource, focusing on its site in Belleville, Ontario. SusGlobal is aiming to reflect the value of such credits in the 1st quarter of 2022.

“We identified Bluesource as the right partners for our company’s carbon credits monetization initiative, based on their extensive experience and success,” said Marc Hazout, executive chairman, president and CEO of SusGlobal.

For more than 20 years, Bluesource has consulted with numerous organizations across much of North America to help reduce their carbon footprints.

Carbon credits work by essentially rewarding proactive environmental action by organizations. 

The partnership agreement between SusGlobal and Bluesource will focus on developing and marketing greenhouse gas offset credits at the 49-acre waste-processing and compost site in Belleville.

The revenue from the eventual credits is anticipated to drive technological advancements to expand composting efforts at the facility as well as more generally in the province of Ontario, SusGlobal says.

Global Leaders Meet on Environment

The news comes as political leaders around the world gather in Glasgow, Scotland, to seek agreement on how to enact policies to help reduce global emissions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) meeting.

In the 1st week of the summit, leaders pledged to end deforestation by 2030, although India failed to agree. India, along with China and Russia, also failed to agree to a pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

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