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Junk offsets feeding wave of greenwashing: Study 

Research looking at 18 carbon offset projects finds only 6% of potential credits linked to additional carbon reductions.

Corporations relying on carbon credits to support their green claims now face “robust and credible” proof that the vast majority of such securities aren’t fit for that purpose, according to a study published in the journal Science.

The research, which analyzed 18 carbon-offset projects

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