{
  "id": 4761687,
  "title": "Big polluters rely on short-term carbon credits. Time to reconsider, climate authority warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/big-polluters-rely-on-short-term-carbon-credits-time-to-reconsider",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T01:36:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/01/climate-change-authority-short-term-carbon-credits-accus/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia's carbon credit system is relying on carbon storage projects that only last 25 years — meaning the carbon sequestered by them will be released in the 2040s, while the pollution they \"offset\" is around forever. The post Big polluters rely on short-term carbon credits. Time to reconsider, climate authority warns appeared first on Crikey .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}