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Climate: More than 90% of rainforest offests by biggest provider are wortheless, analysis shows (Guardian)
- Research into Verra, the world's leading carbon standard for the offsets market, has found that credits used by the company are likely "phantom credits" and do not represent genuine carbon reductions.
Climate: Study reveals little-known climate cooler: atmospheric dust (Bloomberg)
- New research finds that global temperatures would be about 0.1°F higher had it not been for an increase in atmospheric dust.
Climate: 'Super-tipping points' could trigger cascade of climate action (Guardian)
- Op-ed exploring how relatively small policy interventions on electric cars, plant-based alternatives to meat, and green fertilisers could lead to unstoppable growth in those sectors.
EU: Four nations call for zero emissions target for heavy duty vehicles (Bloomberg)
- The Netherlands, backed by Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg, is leading calls for the EU to target zero emissions from heavy duty vehicles to bring the polluting sector in line with its climate neutrality goals.
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