Rebecca Sanders-DeMott
rsdemott.bsky.social
Rebecca Sanders-DeMott
@rsdemott.bsky.social
Reposted by Rebecca Sanders-DeMott
🚨BREAKING🚨

Weak forest carbon credit protocols undermine trust in carbon markets. In a new study, leading scientists recommend ways to strengthen standards to ensure lasting climate impacts.

forestcarbonprotocols.org
Forest Carbon Protocols – An evaluation of 20 forest carbon credit protocols
An evaluation and scorecard of 20 forest carbon credit protocols that demonstrate most protocols are not strong enough.
forestcarbonprotocols.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reposted by Rebecca Sanders-DeMott
. @cleanaircatf.bsky.social convened a group of forest carbon experts and we reviewed carbon offset protocols for improved forest management projects in North America. The paper is out today in Earth's Future.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Ground‐Truth: Can Forest Carbon Protocols Ensure High‐Quality Credits?
Forests are critical for mitigating climate change, and carbon markets are one way to finance projects that boost the global forest sink We found existing guidelines for certifying forest carbon ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM