Americas > Colombia’s carbon tax scheme undermined by questionable REDD credits, probe finds

Colombia’s carbon tax scheme undermined by questionable REDD credits, probe finds

Published 18:33 on July 2, 2021  /  Last updated at 18:46 on July 15, 2021  / Ben Garside /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Colombia may have lost millions in carbon tax revenue while doing little to advance its climate goals, according to an NGO investigation into two REDD projects that raises questions about how forest carbon activities interact with government rules.
Colombia may have lost millions in carbon tax revenue while doing little to advance its climate goals, according to an NGO investigation into two REDD projects that raises questions about how forest carbon activities interact with government rules.


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