Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels
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The Federal Government’s new carbon credits method for ‘protecting’ native forests will allow fossil fuel companies to greenwash their climate pollution and expand coal and gas production, according to the Australia Institute. A new carbon accounting method, proposed to fund the creation of the Great Koala National Park in NSW, pits forest and biodiversity protection against acting on climate change, The post Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels appeared first on The Australia Institute .
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