Studi menunjukkan kredit karbon dapat menekan deforestasi namun melebih-lebihkan angka penghematan

Sebuah analisis mendalam terhadap 44 proyek kredit karbon menemukan bahwa sebagian besar memang berhasil mengurangi deforestasi sampai tingkat tertentu, namun mereka menerbitkan kredit untuk perlindungan hutan yang rata-rata hampir 11 kali lipat lebih besar daripada yang sebenarnya terjadi.

Penelitian yang dipimpin oleh Tom Swinfield dari University of Cambridge ini mengkaji proyek-proyek yang dikembangkan setelah pedoman Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa untuk pengurangan emisi dari deforestasi dan degradasi hutan ditetapkan pada tahun 2010-an. Tiga puluh enam proyek berhasil mencapai tingkat deforestasi yang sedikit lebih rendah daripada yang diperkirakan tanpa adanya intervensi, dengan hanya satu proyek yang menyebabkan hilangnya lebih banyak pohon secara signifikan. Namun, hanya satu dari sebelas kredit yang terjual yang dibenarkan oleh pengurangan nyata, sebuah angka yang membengkak akibat proyek-proyek yang menerbitkan kredit terbanyak tanpa memberikan hasil yang setara.

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