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Not just airlines, all companies could find it more difficult to use carbon offsets to burnish their green credentials under new EU legislation of 'green claims'.

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EU Policy. MEPs seek to limit use of carbon offsets for corporate greenwashing

Companies may have to think carefully before pledging to go 'carbon neutral' or reach 'net-zero' greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years as a deal between political groups in the European Parliament suggests the EU could soon introduce tougher restrictions on the use of carbon offsets.

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To the left, Microsoft founder Bill Gates; in the middle, US pop star Taylor Swift; and on the right, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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As a slew of A-listers are getting called out for their emissions, many are resorting to carbon offsetting. But is the practice effective in the fight against climate change?

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Experts say this form of carbon offsetting could strengthen the fight against climate change, but it must be used responsibly.

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Plastic credits help to clear plastic pollution from our oceans, but experts warn they could also lead to greenwashing.

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With CBAM now preliminarily in force, a careful look at the adverse economic effects already at play reveals businesses do have a need to fear, while its methodology is in need of re-evaluation, Sean Bray writes.

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These are measures that the European Union must immediately put in place in order to build a sustainable society for 2040 – and put a stop to harmful emissions, MEP Emma Wiesner writes.

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Measuring and reducing emissions should always be the starting point of a net zero plan, but reduction is no longer sufficient on its own, Bojana Bajzelj writes.

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Euroviews. Without permanent carbon removal, there's no genuine offsets ecosystem

In recent decades, disruptive startups have turned many industries upside down by reinventing established ways of working. We are confident in their potential, Ruben Brands and Ben Brandt write.

26/04/2023

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Euroviews. If done right, carbon offsets could be vital to climate change

The recent critiques of nature-based carbon offsetting provide us with an excellent opportunity for a sober reality check on what’s happening in the market, Steven Lutz writes.

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Euroviews. Planting trees could offset emissions of up to 15 million Europeans

Planting new forests on 14 million hectares of available land across the continent could balance out the emissions of millions of Europeans every year, Kristjan Lepik and Lisett Luik write.

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