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- A new assessment by the Rainforest Foundation UK raises fresh concerns about the validity of carbon offset schemes.
- The campaign group claims that all the leading carbon credit verification schemes have allowed millions of credits to enter the voluntary carbon market, which do not exactly represent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
- The RFUK is calling for a shift in focus to measures such as global carbon fees and debt relief for poor countries, which it says would tackle the root causes of emissions.
- Verra and several REDD+ project managers told Mongabay RFUK's analysis is ideologically motivated, insisting that while credit checks are not perfect, they are producing real, positive results. (Victoria Schneider)
Campaign group Forest renews accusation that carbon credit verification systems are flawed
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