Big polluters rely on short-term carbon credits. Time to reconsider, climate authority warns
Australia's carbon credit system is relying on carbon storage projects that only last 25 years — meaning the carbon sequestered by them will be released in the 2040s, while the pollution they "offset" is around forever.
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Time to reconsider, climate authority warns appeared first on Crikey .
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