Forest regeneration that earned multimillion-dollar carbon credits resulted in fewer trees, analysis finds
Exclusive: Claim
by academics, including former integrity chair of Australia’s carbon credit
scheme, raises further doubts about system
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
Sun
6 Nov 2022 11.30 EST
Projects meant to regenerate Australia’s
outback forests to store carbon dioxide have been awarded millions of carbon
credits – worth hundreds of millions of dollars – despite total tree and shrub
cover in those areas having declined, a new analysis has found.
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