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“The dynamics of social-ecological systems pose a fundamental challenge to attributing changes in carbon stocks to actions taken by carbon…
“The challenge is not simply poor measurement, weak data, or the absence of improved methodologies.”
 • Chris Lang
New research shows that social-ecological complexity creates “high levels of uncertainty” and makes it “very difficult” to attribute changes…
Social-ecological complexity “makes any carbon additionality estimation fragile”.
 • Chris Lang
“Many of the most popular offset project types feature intractable quality problems”
The “most comprehensive review of evidence” finds that carbon offsets just don't work.
 • Chris Lang
A proposal for funding nature-based climate solutions without carbon markets
A recent paper highlights some of the problems with carbon offset projects and suggests an alternative funding mechanism.
 • Chris Lang
Bolivia’s US$1.2 billion forest carbon deal is a false solution
The deal is being set up by a company with zero experience in forest carbon in a country where wildfires tore through 10 million hectares in 2024.
 • Chris Lang
Microsoft’s disastrous US$200 million carbon offset deal in Brazil
“CO₂ uptake by trees should not be used to offset fossil fuel emissions.”
 • Chris Lang
84% of carbon credits are junk
New peer-reviewed study finds that, “less than 16% of the carbon credits issued to the investigated projects constitute real emission reductions”.
 • Chris Lang
REDD myth no. 5: “Carbon offsets reduce emissions”
The reality is that to achieve real emissions reductions, carbon offsetting has to end.
 • 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
Civil society statement on biodiversity offsets and credits
“A wrong answer to the wrong question.”
 • Chris Lang
“Problems under every stone we turned.” New report on REDD by the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project finds massive exaggerations of emissions…
“REDD+ is ill-suited to the generation of carbon credits for use as offsets.”
 • Chris Lang
Survival International’s new report exposes serious problems with the Northern Rangelands Trust’s soil carbon project on Indigenous land in…
Report marks the launch of Survival International’s “Blood Carbon” campaign.
 • Chris Lang
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