Non-profits deliver more accurate forestry carbon credits than for-profits
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Carbon credits from avoided deforestation projects have been criticised for overcrediting. Here, we investigate how the type of organisation implementing and validating the projects affects outcomes. We show that non-profits are more than twice as likely as for-profits to deliver carbon credits that represent real emission reductions.
