Science Based Targets: Review finds 'mixed' evidence on effectiveness of carbon offsets

Michael Holder
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Hotly anticipated SBTi-commissioned review fails to provide firm conclusion on the effectiveness of corporate carbon credits in tackling value chain emissions

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has today released a series of highly anticipated publications exploring the use of carbon credits to offset emissions from company value chains, as part of...

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