Experts criticise Australia's most popular carbon offset scheme | 7.30

Carbon credits are intended to help neutralise the emissions of Australia's biggest polluters and they're integral to meeting climate targets but there are fresh claims that the nation's most popular emission offset lacks integrity.

The scheme's former watchdog gave evidence to Labor's national conference about the controversial carbon farming method. This report from Ashlynne McGhee and Hannah Meagher.

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