Africa > Critics cry foul as Verra unfreezes credit issuance from African soil carbon project

Critics cry foul as Verra unfreezes credit issuance from African soil carbon project

Published 18:24 on November 24, 2023  /  Last updated at 18:26 on November 24, 2023  / Paddy Gourlay /  Africa, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Certifier Verra has given the green light for carbon credit issuance from a huge soil carbon project in Africa to restart following a quality control review, although detractors of the venture have called the investigation a “shocking whitewash” that failed to address methodological flaws.
Certifier Verra has given the green light for carbon credit issuance from a huge soil carbon project in Africa to restart following a quality control review, although detractors of the venture have called the investigation a “shocking whitewash” that failed to address methodological flaws.


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