Africa > Oil firm Equinor vows to buy REDD units to offset international operations

Oil firm Equinor vows to buy REDD units to offset international operations

Published 20:17 on November 20, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:32 on November 21, 2018  / Ben Garside /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

Norway’s oil firm Equinor plans to buy REDD forest protection credits to offset its emissions from operations not already covered by carbon pricing as the company is set to ramp up its foreign exploration, its CEO said Tuesday.
Norway’s oil firm Equinor plans to buy REDD forest protection credits to offset its emissions from operations not already covered by carbon pricing as the company is set to ramp up its foreign exploration, its CEO said Tuesday.


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