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BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds
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Satellite analysis looked at credits sold by Finite Carbon, which runs some of North America’s largest offset projects
This story is co-published with SourceMaterial and Floodlight
Some forest carbon offsets sold by the biggest offsetting company in the US offer little or no benefit to the climate, a satellite analysis has found.
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