2024-08-12
TALLINN - The lack of regulation of the voluntary carbon market, together with the influx of capital, creates conditions for marketing of ineffective solutions, or even outright scams. This cross-border investigation looks at the exploitation of 'green' opportunities for personal gain — in Estonia, Lithuania and Italy.
As European companies face increasing pressure to decarbonise, many turn to the unregulated voluntary carbon market to achieve Net Zero goals.
This investigative project examines the proliferation of dubious practices among agents, intermediaries, and brokers in the voluntary carbon offset market and aims to uncover the conflict between societal expectations for genuine environmental impact and the exploitation of such opportunities for embezzlement or other, more legal ways, to profit.
Photo: Andras Kralla/Äripäev.
Mentor
Supported
€15,290 allocated on 28/08/2023ID
ENV1/2023/256Grant
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ONLINE
- Süsinikuturu kullapalavik: ettevõtted teevad vastuolulise puude istutamisega teiste rohesoovid rahaks, Andras Kralla/Äripäev, 01/07/2024
- In Toscana, un progetto di compensazione delle emissioni genera molti dubbi. - Radar Magazine, 12/08/2024
- Cos'è come funziona il mercato volontario dei crediti di carbonio. - Radar Magazine, 12/08/2024
COUNTRIES
- Estonia
- Italy
- Lithuania
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