Americas > California punts endorsement of Tropical Forest Standard to 2019

California punts endorsement of Tropical Forest Standard to 2019

Published 01:30 on November 17, 2018  /  Last updated at 21:32 on January 30, 2020  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, International, Mexico, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

California regulator ARB on Friday postponed a decision until next spring on whether to approve the Tropical Forest Standard (TFS) that could allow jurisdictions to link their sector-based offset programmes to the state’s carbon market, with stakeholders warning of the standard's environmental and social ramifications.
California regulator ARB on Friday postponed a decision until next spring on whether to approve the Tropical Forest Standard (TFS) that could allow jurisdictions to link their sector-based offset programmes to the state’s carbon market, with stakeholders warning of the standard's environmental and social ramifications.


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