| Reforestation Plays a Growing Role in Corporate Carbon Offset Strategies |
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| 2009-05-04 15:34 socialfunds.com |
Report finds that many companies are purchasing forest carbon offset credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and offer carbon-neutral products and services to customers, SocialFunds.com reports.
Even before the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, some corporations had developed forest carbon offset projects to reduce deforestation pressures and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By 2007, according to a recently published report entitled The Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2009, forest carbon offsets accounted for 18% of the voluntary carbon market. Read more (SocialFunds.com)
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