Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why [Comment]

Macintosh, Andrew; Trencher, Gregory; Probst, Benedict; Barley, Shanta; Cullenward, Danny; West, Thales A. P.; Butler, Don; Rockström, Johan

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03313-z

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Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why [Comment]

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Trencher, Gregory
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Cullenward, Danny
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Macintosh, A., Trencher, G., Probst, B., Barley, S., Cullenward, D., West, T. A. P., Butler, D., Rockström, J. (2025): Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why [Comment]. - Nature, 646, 543-546.
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The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.