Rise in legal challenges over carbon credit schemes
by Isabella Kaminski from Environment | The Guardian on (#6Y78T)
Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challenges
Judges across the world are proving sceptical of companies' attempts to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits, a report has found.
In an analysis of nearly 3,000 climate-related lawsuits filed around the world since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics found action against corporations in particular was evolving", with growing scrutiny of how companies plan to meet their stated climate commitments.
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