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‘It’s almost beyond belief’: Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme (www.theage.com.au)

submitted 9 months ago by GreeNRG@slrpnk.net to c/world@quokk.au

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Australia’s biggest carbon credit scheme is barely removing any greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, according to a new study, despite hundreds of millions of dollars being pumped into it by businesses and the government.

One of the study’s authors, Dr Megan Evans from UNSW Canberra, said the findings about the Human Induced Regeneration scheme, known as HIR, pointed to “such huge failures that it’s almost beyond belief”.

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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Australia is yet to produce a carbon offset scheme that isn't fraudulent greenwashing.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

~~Australia~~ Anyone is yet to produce a carbon offset scheme that isn't fraudulent greenwashing.

FTFY

It was apparent from the start that carbon offset was nothing more than a greenwashing scheme.

[–] Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Has anyone?

We’re not going to reduce the harm of climate change with these unproven technologies, it will only come from the 7 R’s.

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

At least it did not slam them