Shell’s huge carbon credit retirement spree includes 1 mln units linked to discredited rice methodology

Published 18:07 on January 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:28 on January 13, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Nature-based, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Oil major Shell has retired more than a million credits this week that were generated from a discredited UN rice farming methodology deactivated by certifier Verra last March amid integrity concerns.
Oil major Shell has retired more than a million credits this week that were generated from a discredited UN rice farming methodology deactivated by certifier Verra last March amid integrity concerns.


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