2024-08-12
TALLINN - The lack of regulation of the voluntary carbon market, along with the influx of capital, creates a situation where ineffective solutions or even outright scams can be marketed. This cross-border investigation is looking at how people are exploiting 'green' opportunities for personal gain in Estonia, Lithuania and Italy.
With pressure on European companies to cut their carbon footprint, many are looking to the unregulated voluntary carbon market to help them reach their Net Zero targets.
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, 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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