Studie visar att utsläppsrätter minskar avskogning men överdriver miljönyttan

En noggrann analys av 44 projekt för utsläppsrätter visar att de flesta minskade avskogningen i viss mån, men de utfärdade krediter för nästan elva gånger mer skogsskydd än vad som i genomsnitt faktiskt ägde rum.

Forskningen, som leddes av Tom Swinfield vid University of Cambridge, granskade projekt som utvecklades efter att FN:s riktlinjer för att minska utsläpp från avskogning och skogsförstörelse fastställdes under 2010-talet. Trettiosex av projekten uppnådde en något lägre avskogning än vad som förväntats utan åtgärder, och endast ett av dem ledde till betydligt större trädförlust. Det var dock bara en av elva sålda krediter som kunde motiveras av faktiska minskningar, en siffra som blåstes upp av de projekt som utfärdade flest krediter utan att uppnå resultat.

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