US green groups back proposed SBTi rule change to boost corporate carbon credit use

Michael Holder
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Letter to SBTi from group of NGOs, including Conservation International and the Environmental Defense Fund, backs controversial plans to reform net zero standard to unlock more investment in carbon credits

Several leading US environmental groups have waded into the ongoing row over the use of carbon offsets to tackle supply chain emissions, after publishing an open letter to the Science Based Targets initiative...

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