A new report — Corporate Minds on Climate Action, by Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition — surveyed 502 business leaders from 500 medium-to-large businesses across the US, UK and EU found 89% say carbon credits are important to compensate for unabated emissions that organizations not yet able to eliminate or neutralize.
And, just as importantly — and against the grain of a regular criticism of the voluntary carbon markets — is that 51% said carbon credits allow them to take immediate climate action alongside ongoing work intended to directly reduce emissions in the longer term.

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