Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation, study finds

ScienceDaily
Aug 24, 2023, 7:07 pm91 pts
Study analyses 18 major carbon offset projects, and compares their conservation claims with matched sites that offer a real-world benchmark for deforestation levels. Over 60 million carbon credits came from projects that barely reduced deforestation, if at all. Of a potential 89 million credits from these…

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