Roughly 90% of Rainforest Carbon Offsets Certified by Biggest Provider Are “Worthless,” Study Finds

About ninety percent of rainforest carbon offsets certified by Verra, the world’s largest offset certifier, do not reflect real reductions in emissions, according to a report produced jointly by the Guardian, Source Material, and Die Zeit in January 2023, with subsequent coverage from Truthout. Verra, which runs the Verified Carbon…
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