Australia’s big polluters rely on carbon offsets for climate credibility. But the system looks like a house of cards | Adam Morton

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Credits are treated as a like-for-like swap for emissions, but carbon stored in nature is entirely different to burning millennia-old fossil fuels The fight within the Greens that led senators to cross the floor last week over koala protection in a national park may have finally put a spotlight on a bigger issue – one at the heart of much of Australia’s promise to act on the climate crisis. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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