A Federal Study to Quantify Carbon Reduction from Offsets
…with measurement, reporting, and verification
A Federal Study to Quantity Carbon Reduction from Offsets
…with measurement, reporting, and verification
“But some officials and climate advocates argue that these programs are often scams or forms of greenwashing because they don’t result in additional emissions reductions. Offset projects often conserve habitats able to store carbon, including forests, grasslands, wetlands and blue carbon ecosystems (like mangroves and tidal salt marshes). But in some cases, the habitats would have been preserved anyway, and long-term enforcement is lax to non-existent. Moreover, there’s not yet a solid solution to prevent double counting, where the same credit is used by multiple parties.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/stricter-standards-needed-for-carbon-offsets-congressional-reps-urge.html