Africa > Kenya county governor revokes ‘opaque’ carbon offset deals, local media reports

Kenya county governor revokes ‘opaque’ carbon offset deals, local media reports

Published 01:41 on June 8, 2023  /  Last updated at 00:47 on June 12, 2023  / Paddy Gourlay /  Africa, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The governor of Kenya's Kajiado has ripped up all carbon offset deals signed with projects in the county on grounds they were too opaque for local communities, local media reported, in another signal of growing government intervention in the global voluntary market.
The governor of Kenya's Kajiado has ripped up all carbon offset deals signed with projects in the county on grounds they were too opaque for local communities, local media reported, in another signal of growing government intervention in the global voluntary market.


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