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Transparency International US: Conflicts of interest in carbon markets are “pervasive”
“It’s as if the students are designing their own assignments and grading their own papers.”
Apr 2
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Chris Lang
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Caveat emptor: Auditors can’t save carbon offsets
The authors of an editorial in Science magazine reply to carbon offsetting industry responses to their critique.
Jan 13
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Chris Lang
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15.2 million fake carbon credits were sold from the Kariba REDD project according to Verra
Almost two years after suspending the project, Verra has completed its carbon accounting review. The quality control review is still ongoing.
Oct 2, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Billionaires aren’t going to save the planet: The Bezos Earth Fund, AI, and carbon offsets
A recent report by Grain highlights the conflicts of interest and promotion of carbon offsets in the Bezos Earth Fund.
Sep 19, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Editorial in Science magazine confirms the conflict of interest at the heart of carbon offsetting: Auditors paid by project developers
“Auditors are unlikely to stay in business if they disapprove credits at the high rates that research suggests would be appropriate today.”
Jul 11, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Kick Big Polluters out of COP30!
Big Polluters are strangling climate action.
Jun 26, 2025
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Chris Lang
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REDD myth no. 7: “Carbon markets can be fixed”
“The offset industry, riddled with conflicts of interest, is not fixable."
Jan 6, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Gabriel Labbate’s carbon market fallacies
The Global Team Leader of the UN-REDD programme at UNEP is promoting a false solution to the climate crisis.
Nov 15, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Conflicts of interest and Verra’s cancellation of 5 million C-Quest cookstove carbon credits
Verra’s system is riddled with conflicts of interest.
Oct 24, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Verra records largest ever loss of more than US$9 million
And Verra’s new CEO fails to address criticisms of Verra and the voluntary carbon market.
Sep 25, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Civil society statement on biodiversity offsets and credits
“A wrong answer to the wrong question.”
Jul 22, 2024
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Chris Lang
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BBC Panorama documentary: “A lot of these offsets that have been sold on the voluntary carbon market are essentially worthless”
A recent Panorama documentary exposes the systemic problems with REDD.
May 24, 2024
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Chris Lang
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