Carbon Offsets

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The Carbon Con. Major investigation into Verra, the organisation at the heart of the global carbon offsetting industry, finding that vast numbers of its credits are worthless.

Basic conflict of interest: Verra both sets the rules for credits & gets paid through sales. The result? Action against deforestation turned into a PR exercise for polluters.

Via: @takvera@c.im

The Daily Poster
View In: Carbon OffsetsCalifornia’s emissions reduction program let companies offset emissions by investing in forests. Now those forests are on fire. So sad.

Climate Home News
View In: Carbon OffsetsMore companies claim that supply-chain carbon removal is the way forward. But a new report raises concern over the credibility and transparency of insetting. The post Corporations push “insetting” as new offsetting but report claims it is even worse appeared first on Climate Home News.

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The Carbon Con. Major investigation into Verra, the organisation at the heart of the global carbon offsetting industry, finding that vast numbers of its credits are worthless.

Basic conflict of interest: Verra both sets the rules for credits & gets paid through sales. The result? Action against deforestation turned into a PR exercise for polluters.

Via: @takvera@c.im

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Carbon Offsets“It's tantamount to rearranging the deck chairs as the climate ship is going down,” said one expert.

Inside Climate News
View In: Carbon OffsetsCountries’ climate pledges rely on “unrealistic” and “extensive” amounts of land for carbon removal projects like tree planting schemes, a new report from the University of Melbourne said.  A landmass larger than the entire United States, about 1.2 billion hectares, would be needed for countries to delive...