Why the Carney Taskforce on carbon offsetting misses the mark

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The drive led by the former Bank of England Governor to establish a global carbon offset market lacks emphasis on how offset quality will be defined, argues Eli Mitchell-Larson of the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School

Carbon offsetting is once again booming, driven by a flurry of net zero commitments from businesses and institutions. But controversy over offsetting persists. The Mark Carney-led Taskforce for Scaling...

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