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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Short-term carbon credits used for long-term pollution

A review has raised questions about how polluters offset their carbon emissions through credits. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's biggest polluters are buying carbon credits that may not last as long as the emissions they offset, a review has found, prompting calls for greater scrutiny.

The Climate Change Authority issued the finding on Tuesday in its fifth review of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme, which stopped short of calling for major reform.

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