MPI Innovation & Competition🚨 Breaking News 🚨 #Emission #reductions from #climate #mitigation #projects are significantly lower than claimed, reveals a new meta-study published in Nature Communications.
Ben Probst, Head of the #NetZero #Lab at the Institute, and
coauthors systematically reviewed more than 60 #empirical studies, uncovering substantial #quality #issues with #CarbonCredits.
Systematic assessment of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects - Nature Communications
Carbon markets are key in climate strategies, but only 16% of carbon credits represent real emission reductions, based on a study of 2,346 projects. Reforms are needed to improve the effectiveness of carbon crediting mechanisms in addressing climate change.