Big brands' rainforest offsets are often worthless, analysis finds

Report Reveals 94 Percent of Rainforest Carbon Offsets by Major Provider Are Useless

A new analysis suggests corporations’ climate commitments are based on a deeply faulty carbon market.

'Largely useless': Analysis finds that carbon offsets 'could make global heating worse'

Over 90% of the rainforest carbon offsets sold by the nonprofit organization that sets the world's leading sustainability standard "are largely worthless and could make global heating worse," an investigation published Wednesday by three media outlets revealed.For nine months, The Guardian, Die Zeit, and SourceMaterial analyzed scientific studies of Verra, "the world's leading carbon standard" in a voluntary global offset market worth $2 billion…

Rainforest Carbon Offsets Used by Major Corporations 'Largely Worthless': Analysis

"Companies are making false claims and then they're convincing customers that they can fly guilt-free or buy carbon-neutral products when they aren't in any way carbon-neutral," one expert lamented.

Big brands' rainforest offsets are often worthless, analysis finds

Disney, Shell, Gucci, and others are relying on “phantom credits.”

Most Rainforest Carbon Offsets 'Worthless': Report

A system that allows big corporations to buy carbon offsets in rain forests to cancel out their harmful emissions is essentially "worthless," an analysis by several media organisations showed Wednesday.

Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating