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California defends forestry offset protocol amid academic criticism

Published 01:26 on April 26, 2019  /  Last updated at 01:26 on April 26, 2019  / Dan McGraw /  Americas, Canada, US

California officials on Thursday offered a strong rebuke to an academic report that claims California’s forestry protocol under its carbon market inflates the amount of emission reductions that have occurred, arguing the study did not fully understand the protocol or leakage risk.
California officials on Thursday offered a strong rebuke to an academic report that claims California’s forestry protocol under its carbon market inflates the amount of emission reductions that have occurred, arguing the study did not fully understand the protocol or leakage risk.


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