And from the pages of "We fucking told you so!" we have this little gem:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/23/ceo-of-worlds-biggest-carbon-credit-provider-says-he-is-resigning

#CarbonCredits #DavidAntonioli #Anthropocene #ClimateCrisis

In January, a 9-mon investigation by the #Guardian, German weekly Die Zeit & investigative group SourceMaterial found #Verra, a Washington-based nonprofit, approved rainforest credits used by #Disney, #Shell, #Gucci & other big #corporations were largely WORTHLESS, often based on stopping #rainforest destruction not even threatened.

Scientists have called for urgent reform of the unregulated system to finance climate mitigation & #forest #conservation #DavidAntonioli
https://bit.ly/436ARIo

#CEO of biggest #carboncredit certifier to resign after #carbonoffset claims shown worthless
#DavidAntonioli to step down from #Verra, which was accused of approving millions of worthless offsets used by major companies
Verra’s CEO, David Antonioli, said he would leave his role after 15 years leading the organisation that dominates the $2bn voluntary #carbon market, which has certified more than 1bn credits through its verified carbon standard (VCS).
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/23/ceo-of-worlds-biggest-carbon-credit-provider-says-he-is-resigning #climatechange