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'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

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par Julia P G Jones, Professor of Conservation Science, Bangor University
Neal Hockley, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics & Policy, Bangor University

In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are worthless. These credits are essentially a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to “offset” emissions elsewhere. Verra, the largest certifier of these offset credits, said the claims were “absolutely…

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