'Offsetting cannot be a substitute for reducing emissions': WWF wades into row over proposed changes to SBTi standards

Michael Holder
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Internal battle at Science Based Targets Initiative rumbles on, as influential non-profit faces backlash over plans to allow wider use of carbon offsets to tackle corporate supply chain emissions

The backlash against the Science Based Targets Initiative's (SBTi) controversial proposals to allow for the wider use of carbon offsets to count towards corporate net zero targets is gathering momentum,...

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