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INTERVIEW: Lack of additionality, financial transparency, and scientific integrity are causing carbon projects to fall through

Published 17:16 on March 27, 2025 / Last updated at 17:16 on March 27, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Many carbon projects fall short of approval due to issues with additionality, financial transparency, and scientific rigour, according to the CEO of a Bay Area non-profit that has approved just 1% of the over 5,000 projects it has reviewed in the past decade.
Many carbon projects fall short of approval due to issues with additionality, financial transparency, and scientific rigour, according to the CEO of a Bay Area non-profit that has approved just 1% of the over 5,000 projects it has reviewed in the past decade.


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