Published: August 1st, 2024,
Last updated: January 11th, 2025

After a long internal dispute, the „Science Based Target Initiative“ (SBTI) – the de facto standard for corporate climate targets – has now presented what is probably the most comprehensive report on the effectiveness of carbon credits. It concludes that „various types of carbon credit are ineffective in delivering their intended mitigation outcomes.“ It also found no evidence of the characteristics and conditions under which they could be effective.