Africa > No soil carbon protocol guarantees high quality offsets -research

No soil carbon protocol guarantees high quality offsets -research

Published 23:41 on July 15, 2021  /  Last updated at 23:44 on July 15, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

None of the soil organic carbon protocols developed by third-party standards, start-ups, or governmental and academic organisations is doing enough to ensure high-quality outcomes, with the existing methodologies severely lacking in areas such as additionality and durability, according to a report published Thursday.
None of the soil organic carbon protocols developed by third-party standards, start-ups, or governmental and academic organisations is doing enough to ensure high-quality outcomes, with the existing methodologies severely lacking in areas such as additionality and durability, according to a report published Thursday.


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