Strong transparency required for carbon credit mechanisms

Philippe Delacote*, Tara L’Horty, Andreas Kontoleon, Thales A.P. West, Anna Creti, Ben Filewod, Gwenole LeVelly, Alejandro Guizar-Coutiño, Ben Groom, Micah Elias

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)706-713
Number of pages8
JournalNature Sustainability
Volume7
Issue number6
Early online date27 Mar 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2024

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