Exposing rainforest carbon credits: why offsetting isn’t working
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A Guardian investigation has found that more than 90% of the carbon offsets verified by the company Verra did not reduce deforestation. Patrick Greenfield reportsCompanies across the world rely on carbon offsetting credits as a way to display...

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/jan/23/exposing-rainforest-carbon-credits-why-offsetting-isnt-working

The ‘carbon pirates’ preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
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Selling credits should fund forest protection, but unscrupulous firms are making deals where land stewards lose out, say local leadersRevealed: ‘over 90% of rainforest offsets...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/21/amazon-indigenous-communities-carbon-offsetting-pirates-aoe