Forest carbon credits are promises that companies, individuals and governments can purchase to counteract their emissions by paying to plant or protect trees. To comply with the Paris Agreement, we must reduce our present greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve a “net-zero” status by 2050. Carbon credits can be used to offset emissions...Read More

The carbon offset certifier Verra told Mongabay it had initiated a “quality control review” of the Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project, which claims to store carbon by managing Indigenous livestock grazing routes. The project has been a darling of carbon market supporters, winning a series of awards at COP27 last year, where it was described...Read More