Companies using carbon credits to ‘cover their tracks’, says iron ore billionaire
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#646N9)
Andrew Forrest urges businesses to aim for real zero' to reduce environmental impact
Carbon offsets are questionable, dangerous and far from a good investment for companies hoping to reduce their environmental impact, Australia's richest man has said.
Andrew Forrest, a billionaire turned philanthropist who made his fortune in mining and minerals, is turning his vast iron ore extraction operation, Fortescue Metals Group, into a zero carbon business.
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