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EU weakens its 2040 climate goal with an international carbon credits loophole
“EU’s new Climate Law has opened the door to a dangerous expansion of the offsets industry.”
 • Chris Lang
Crooked Carbon Business: Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation project, Indonesia
Shell has bought millions of carbon credits from this project in order to claim that fossil fuels are “carbon neutral”.
 • Chris Lang
The International Court of Justice says that countries are accountable for harm to the climate. What does this mean for carbon markets?
“This advisory opinion is a tool for climate justice.”
 • Chris Lang
Big Polluters are buying cheap, old, junk carbon offsets
A new study shows that 87% of offsets retired by companies like Shell, Delta Airlines, Chevron, and Eni carry a high risk of not providing emissions…
 • Chris Lang
The US Securities and Exchange Commission must not let Big Polluters get away with offsetting instead of sweeping structural change
On 21 March 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a meeting to discuss its proposed “climate disclosure rule”.
 • Chris Lang
Australia’s climate deal: better than nothing or worse than useless?
In a recent article in The Monthly, Guy Pearse questions why so many environmental organisations are cheering the Australian government’s draft Clean…
 • Chris Lang
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