Soil carbon offsets could miss the forest for the trees

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Offset schemes designed solely around soil carbon sequestration are too simplistic and could result in a wave of 'junk' offsets, warns Imperial College's Bonnie Waring

As man-made greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reached their highest level to date, limiting temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels will require not only steep emission cuts, but also the removal...

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