Major registries in the carbon offset market are systematically over-crediting projects and delivering dubious carbon offsets, a practice that allows some companies to make unjustified claims of climate progress, according to a new report

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new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. The researchers assessed carbon offset credits from forest management programs, which typically fall into three broad categories: conserving existing forests, boosting forests through processes like reforestation, and changing the management of existing forests to increase carbon sinks in forests. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis

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