Why tree planting charities are urging the SBTi to back 'alternatives' to carbon offsetting

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Tree planting on the lower slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire | Credit: Andrew Parkinson / WWF UK
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Tree planting on the lower slopes of Ingleborough, Yorkshire | Credit: Andrew Parkinson / WWF UK

International Tree Foundation urges standards body to promote alternatives to carbon offsets that it argues would better support the transition to a net zero and nature positive economy

A group of global tree planning organisations have called on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to help shift the focus away from carbon offsets as a means of tackling company supply chain emissions,...

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