Scam Alert: Forest carbon offsets sold by the biggest offsetting company in the US offer little or no benefit to the climate, a satellite analysis has found.
Finite Carbon, created in 2009 and bought by oil and gas giant BP in 2020, is responsible for more than a quarter of the US’s total carbon credits. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/11/finite-carbon-forest-offsets-analysis
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