The Forest Analytics Landing

008: Carbon credits: quantity versus quality


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The forestry community is focused on carbon, and the question of quantity versus quality of credits is increasingly being raised. Credits associated with forest carbon are bringing new opportunities to landowners and the investors that value timberlands. This podcast describes different aspects about the quality and quantity of carbon credits, a difference that's been at the forefront of many conversations in forestry in the last six months.

  • Presentation by Jim Hourdequin, CEO of The Lyme Timber Company: “You get what you pay for: a TIMO’s perspective on forest carbon offsets and evolving carbon markets”: https://youtu.be/uaZE1Rf95J0
  • Bloomberg article: "This timber company sold millions of dollars of useless carbon offsets”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/timber-ceo-wants-to-reform-flawed-carbon-offset-market
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    The Forest Analytics LandingBy Matthew Russell