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UN to fight for future of carbon offset scheme

Megan Darby, Climate Home News
clock 31 August 2018 •
UN to fight for future of carbon offset scheme

Amid calls for the Clean Development Mechanism to be axed, the UN climate chief has weighed in on its behalf

The UN climate chief has jumped to the defence of a carbon offset scheme, amid calls to scrap it. Next week, at talks in Bangkok, negotiators will consider whether to replace or repurpose the Clean...

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