Study clears N20 credits of "gaming" CDM market

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Carbon offsets arising from cutting nitrous oxide do not undermine the offset market, Stockholm Environment Institute finds

An independent review has backed the environmental credentials of controversial carbon credits generated by limiting nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from nitric acid production. The study, published by...

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