Americas > San Diego judge approves green groups’ rebuke of carbon offset plan

San Diego judge approves green groups’ rebuke of carbon offset plan

Published 22:24 on January 2, 2019  /  Last updated at 15:36 on January 9, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, International, US, Voluntary

County of San Diego housing projects relying on out-of-jurisdiction carbon offsets to nullify the impacts of urban sprawl may not proceed because the plan violates prior guidance and lacks environmental integrity, a California Superior Court judge ruled last week.
County of San Diego housing projects relying on out-of-jurisdiction carbon offsets to nullify the impacts of urban sprawl may not proceed because the plan violates prior guidance and lacks environmental integrity, a California Superior Court judge ruled last week.


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