The death of carbon neutrality?
29 Sep 2023
Until a few months ago, chasing carbon neutrality was a demonstrably Good Thing for businesses committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
Then things got messy. Fiercely contested allegations that the majority of nature-based carbon credits were less effective than they first seemed pushed prices and trading volumes down.
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