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Strong transparency required for carbon credit mechanisms

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  • Philippe Delacote

    (Université de Lorraine
    Climate Economics Chair)

  • Tara L’Horty

    (Université de Lorraine
    Climate Economics Chair)

  • Andreas Kontoleon

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Thales A. P. West

    (Vrije University Amsterdam)

  • Anna Creti

    (Climate Economics Chair
    Université Paris Dauphine PSL Research University)

  • Ben Filewod

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Gwenole LeVelly

    (CEE-M, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro)

  • Alejandro Guizar-Coutiño

    (UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC))

  • Ben Groom

    (University of Exeter Business School)

  • Micah Elias

    (University of California, Berkeley)

Abstract

The credibility of carbon offset mechanisms is threatened by many issues related to their true effectiveness. We advocate that these issues cannot be effectively addressed without a dramatic improvement in transparency across the entire value chain of carbon offsetting, a crucial step for achieving a reduction in carbon emissions.

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  • Philippe Delacote & Tara L’Horty & Andreas Kontoleon & Thales A. P. West & Anna Creti & Ben Filewod & Gwenole LeVelly & Alejandro Guizar-Coutiño & Ben Groom & Micah Elias, 2024. "Strong transparency required for carbon credit mechanisms," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 7(6), pages 706-713, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:7:y:2024:i:6:d:10.1038_s41893-024-01310-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01310-0
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    1. Ranjan, Ram, 2024. "Balancing greenwashing risks and forest carbon sequestration benefits: A simulation model linking formal and voluntary carbon markets," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).

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