News Forum - Switzerland criticised: Thai electric buses would have been introduced without carbon offsets

[Thaiger]

Switzerland‘s purchase of carbon offsets from Thailand under the Paris Agreement‘s Article 6.2 mechanism has been criticised as the legitimacy of the emission reductions claimed comes under fire. Switzerland has sealed the first-ever transaction under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.2, acquiring carbon offsets from Thailand linked to the introduction of electric buses in Bangkok. Despite … …

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[Guest1]

The Joke is, ok, the Eu laws, but:

How can Thailand  sell this stuff?

Imho, They would need it themself, to reduce the own footprint

[ChrisS]

The whole selling of 'carbon credits' is a complete joke and serves to show that these countries purchasing carbon credits have no real interest in climate change or reducing carbon if they did have they would reduce their own carbon footprint rather than doing dubious deals with poorer countries.