Large companies in New Zealand are increasingly being pushed to report their carbon emissions. But without a clear framework, businesses have been able to fudge (or hide) their results.
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Offsetting greenhouse gas emissions can be an effective tool for limiting global warming. But many offset projects fail to meet their GHG reduction targets.
Depending on the methods used, the measurement of forest carbon can vary by as much as 100%.
Big name food brands are pursuing decarbonisation – but they are squeezing farmers in the process.
A group of agricultural and soil scientists has serious concerns about the way credits are awarded for soil carbon sequestration in Australia.
Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.
Removing carbon from the atmosphere raises political questions that should be addressed by democratic institutions.
At COP26 in Glasgow everyone was committed to saving the planet, but there were highly divergent views about how to do it.
Planting trees can sometimes be a carbon-offset box-ticking exercise, but reforestation is a long-term commitment that supports communities, promotes biodiversity and tackles the climate emergency.
No-one says reducing emissions from the agriculture sector will be easy. But it must be done, or farmers will suffer the most.
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