Credit ratings aim to clean up carbon project uncertainty

James S Murray
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New credit risk rating service launched as research claims many CDM projects deliver just 70 per cent of expected credits

UK analyst IDEACarbon has today launched a new carbon credit rating service designed to bolster confidence in the carbon offsets issued through the CDM, JI and voluntary markets. As reported last...

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