Americas > Oxfam urges tougher line on ‘implausible rates’ of nature offsetting

Oxfam urges tougher line on ‘implausible rates’ of nature offsetting

Published 01:01 on August 3, 2021  /  Last updated at 10:18 on August 3, 2021  / Ben Garside /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Governments and companies are relying too heavily on nature offsets, distracting from urgent emissions reductions and risking global food security, according to a report published Tuesday by development charity Oxfam.
Governments and companies are relying too heavily on nature offsets, distracting from urgent emissions reductions and risking global food security, according to a report published Tuesday by development charity Oxfam.


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