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Carbon Offsets Work Will the Mainstream Media Ever Get It?

Posted on May 19, 2008

The carbon markets are an area of keen interest for me personally and professionally, so it is always frustrating that the mainstream media largely refuses to learn the details.In general, layman and media who don't understand the details of the carbon markets attack carbon offsets in two areas, first, questioning whether the credits are for a project that would have occurred anyway (a concept known in carbon as additionality ), and second questioning whether there are checks and balances to ensure the environmental standards are adhered to and the abatement actually happens (in carbon kn...

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