Qantas, Origin and other Australian companies urged to check effectiveness of overseas rainforest carbon credits
by Graham Readfearn from on (#680PJ)
Calls for businesses to do own due diligence after Guardian revealed more than 90% of rainforest credits from a leading offsets provider were likely worthless
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Some of Australia's best known companies - including Qantas, Origin and Zoos Victoria - are being urged to check the effectiveness of overseas rainforest carbon credits used to underpin carbon neutral claims made through a federal government program.
This week the Guardian revealed more than 90% of the rainforest credits issued through a leading global verification organisation, Verra, were likely worthless and could make global heating worse.
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