Zombie carbon credits locked out of new UN market after China, India rejection

Most old carbon offset projects cannot transition to the UN's latest carbon market mechanism after major developing economies rejected their inclusion, reducing the risk of environmentally weak credits flooding the new system.

First covered Jul 17, 2026 · 9:38 AM PT · 1 article

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5h Climate Home News Most “zombie credits” locked out of new UN carbon market after China and India snub — Fears of a flood of environmentally-dubious carbon credits have faded, with most old projects not able to transition to new UN market The post Most “zombie…

Primary sources

climate.ec.europa.eu Clean Dev Mechanism En (climate.ec.europa.eu)

eia.org Eia Hfc 23 Climate Briefing 1024 Rough V8 (eia.org)

unfccc.int Transition List (unfccc.int)

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Appeared in: 2026-07-17 (#12)

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