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The credits were sourced from the Bachu carbon project, which was developed by South Pole, the world’s largest carbon consultancy. The project focussed on a biomass power plant in Xinjiang, China, which said it would lower global carbon emissions by using waste cotton stalks from nearby fields to generate electricity.

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[–] silentdon@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Carbon credits are just another way for companies to legally continue destroying the planet