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West et al.

94% of Verra REDD+ credits lack climate benefit.

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94% of Verra REDD+ credits lack climate benefit

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"Verra disputes the methodology of the West et al. (2023) analysis"
Asserted by ike Verra · stance: critical
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"most projects did not substantially reduce deforestation, and those that did reduced it much less than had been claimed"
Asserted by West et al. · stance: critical
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2023
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