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Chubb review recommends new integrity body for Australian carbon credits scheme

Review dismissed claims the current system lacks integrity and is not delivering real cuts in emissions

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9, 2023

Australia’s biggest carbon credits generator joins calls for overhaul of emissions offsets scheme

GreenCollar makes submission to government review with Prof Andrew Macintosh, who has described the scheme as ‘largely a sham’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

'Untenable': even companies profiting from Australia's carbon market say the system must change

This week, several of the largest companies that profit from Australia’s carbon market called for changes to the system. They said the rules that govern the issuing of carbon credits to some projects were too lax and the market’s integrity should be improved.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2022

Australia’s carbon credit scheme ‘largely a sham’, says whistleblower who tried to rein it in

Prof Andrew Macintosh says the system, which gives credits for projects such as regrowing native forests after clearing, is ‘a fraud’ on taxpayers and consumers

The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022