UN targets carbon credit backlog

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Clean development mechanism board aims to crack down on credit issuance and expand scheme's global reach

Clearing a backlog of credits and convincing small countries they can benefit from the UN's carbon offsetting scheme will be amongst the top priority as the Clean Development Mechanism's (CDM) executive...

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