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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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-09-19 01:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Greenhouse gas emissions
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Australia, Energy, World News, Environment & Climate
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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
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