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BRIEFING: Researchers warn of major hydropower over-crediting as Verra rejects parallels with troubled Kariba REDD+ project

Published 14:45 on December 11, 2025 / Last updated at 14:45 on December 11, 2025 / / EMEA (Africa), Insights (Briefings), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Verra has defended its continued issuance of hydropower offsets after US-based researchers accused the standards body of knowingly generating a large pool of potentially non-additional units that could rival or exceed the scale of excess crediting observed at Zimbabwe’s embattled Kariba REDD+ project.
Verra has defended its continued issuance of hydropower offsets after US-based researchers accused the standards body of knowingly generating a large pool of potentially non-additional units that could rival or exceed the scale of excess crediting observed at Zimbabwe’s embattled Kariba REDD+ project.


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