Time to stimulate demand for non-rainforest carbon credits, says CIX product head
He names a few alternatives, including biofuels in transport and renewable energy efficiency projects
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INVESTORS should start stimulating demand for other types of carbon offset options amid a shortage of high-quality carbon credits that are based on forest preservation projects.
Tom Enger, head of product of Climate Impact X (CIX), proposed this on Wednesday (March 9) as he pointed to an ongoing "Cambrian explosion of new technology types" that could count towards carbon credits.
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