Environmental Defense Fund: Expansion Of Carbon Credit Scoring Tool Reveals Opportunities To Improve Quality Of Carbon Market
February 01, 2023
February 01, 2023
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023:
The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) launched an expanded version of its interactive scoring tool to assess the quality of several newly added types of carbon credits. The new CCQI scores reveal that the majority of carbon credit types assessed are low in quality in one or more criteria, and underscore the need to improve the quality of carbon credits in the market. . . .
The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) launched an expanded version of its interactive scoring tool to assess the quality of several newly added types of carbon credits. The new CCQI scores reveal that the majority of carbon credit types assessed are low in quality in one or more criteria, and underscore the need to improve the quality of carbon credits in the market. . . .