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 OffsetsSamuele Landi has been convicted for bankruptcy fraud in Italy. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa. The post Meet the Italian fugitive advising Emirati start-up Blue Carbon appeared first on Climate Home News.

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.