Strong transparency required for carbon credit mechanisms

Delacote, Philippe, L’Horty, Tara, Kontoleon, Andreas, West, Thales A.P., Creti, Anna, Filewod, Ben, LeVelly, Gwenole, Guizar-Coutiño, Alejandro, Groom, Ben ORCID: 0000-0003-0729-143X and Elias, Micah (2024) Strong transparency required for carbon credit mechanisms. Nature Sustainability. ISSN 2398-9629

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Abstract

The credibility of carbon offset mechanisms is threatened by many issues related to their true effectiveness. We advocate that these issues cannot be effectively addressed without a dramatic improvement in transparency across the entire value chain of carbon offsetting, a crucial step for achieving a reduction in carbon emissions.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.nature.com/natsustain/
Additional Information:	© 2024 Springer Nature Limited
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2024 08:00
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2024 08:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122618

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