Carbon offsets: why they are a failure in market experimentation
Former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh has described carbon offsets as a “rort” with up to 80 per cent “markedly low in integrity”.
Former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh has described carbon offsets as a “rort” with up to 80 per cent “markedly low in integrity”.
“It’s like saying you’re going on a diet but you keep eating cake while paying someone else to eat lettuce.”
Using the platform, food providers can upload the ingredients of their products and view the sustainability impact of each.
Carbon offsets have been in the news lately after a report raised concerns about the integrity of the federal government’s offsetting scheme, the emissions reduction fund.