Biggest carbon credit certifier to replace its rainforest offsets scheme
10. března 2023 15:00
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Verra will phase out the programme by mid-2025 after a Guardian investigation found it was flawed The world's leading carbon credit certifier - used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations for climate claims - has said it will phase out and replace its rainforest offsets programme by mid-2025 after a Guardian investigation found it was flawed.Verra, the main guarantee of credibility for the rapidly growing $2bn (?1.6bn) voluntary offsets market, has committed to scrapping its rainforest protection programme by July 2025 and introducing new rules, which it is in the process of developing. A senior Verra figure said this week it was time to move on from the current system. Continue reading...
Zdroj: The Guardian