Significant Amount of Welsh Farming Land Being Lost to ‘Greenwashing’ Carbon Offset Projects

Significant Amount of Welsh Farming Land Being Lost to ‘Greenwashing’ Carbon Offset Projects
Deforested coniferous woodland is seen adjacent to the Neuadd Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Brecon, Wales, on Feb. 6, 2010. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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Westminster’s Welsh Affairs Committee has warned that carbon offset projects, which involve mass tree planting so that major companies can claim eco-credentials, is resulting in the loss of family farms and communities.

Carbon offset schemes allow individuals and businesses to invest in environmental projects to balance out their own carbon footprints. Such companies offer to plant trees in sustainable projects around the world or in British woodland management and creation.

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