Based on collaboration with Die Zeit and Source Material, The Guardian incorrectly claimed that Verra-certified REDD+ projects consistently and significantly over-issue carbon credits. The claims in this article are based on studies that used “synthetic controls” or similar methods that did not take into account project-specific factors that cause deforestation. As a result, these studies...Read More

Carbon credits, which represent the avoidance, reduction or removal of greenhouse gases in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere, can play an important role in our collective journey to a more sustainable and nature-positive future. When made and used well, carbon credits can be a key part of our efforts to reach the shared global goal of...Read More