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Interviews with companies indicate that the role of carbon credits is shifting due to greenwashing concerns and the rise of science-based targets (SBTi). The authors conclude that developing a robust empirical study to prove causality is inherently challenging due to endogeneity, data limitations in the CDP database, and structural changes in corporate climate strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Theoretical mechanisms suggest carbon credits can either substitute or complement internal reductions. Substitution occurs if credits are used to achieve a target cost-effectively (the 'target effect') or if they crowd out a fixed climate budget (the 'investment effect'). Conversely, they may complement reductions if a company only sets a target because credits are available, thereby incentivising some internal abatement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Empirical studies on the correlation between carbon credit use and internal emission reductions are contradictory. Several studies (Sylvera 2023, MSCI Carbon Markets 2023a, Watanabe et al. 2024) report a positive correlation, but the only peer-reviewed study (Stolz and Probst 2025) finds no significant relationship between the number of retired credits and Scope 1 emission reductions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Qualitative evidence suggests that for some large-scale users, carbon credits directly compete with internal mitigation measures. Examples include Shell, Eni, and Inpex (via the target effect) and Delta Air Lines and easyJet (via the investment effect).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Interviews reveal a shift in corporate behavior since 2023; companies are more reluctant to use carbon credits for offsetting claims due to increased media focus on integrity issues, greenwashing accusations, and legal risks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adoption of science-based targets (SBTi) has increased dramatically, with the number of companies setting such targets growing by more than 4,000 percent between 2017 and 2025. This trend complicates causal analysis as SBTi targets generally prohibit the use of credits to meet near-term goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developing a causal empirical study is deemed 'inherently challenging' due to endogeneity (where factors like profitability or regulation affect both credit use and reductions), measurement errors in self-reported CDP data, and the lack of information on whether specific climate targets allow for offsetting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies several confounding factors that correlate with carbon credit use and may independently drive emission reductions, including institutional ownership, mandatory emission disclosure (e.g., EU ETS), and the share of staff working on environmental matters.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000676#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon offset","carbon credit","Scope 2","Scope 3","greenwashing","climate finance","European Union Emission Trading Scheme 1"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","United Kingdom","United States","Germany"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["literature review","qualitative interviews","methodological assessment"]},{"id":"cliout-000130","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cliout-000130","title":"People want to be consulted but don trust it will happen meaningfully","publisher":{"name":"Climate Outreach","organization":"climate-outreach"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-08-14","source_url":"https://climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/report/chapter-7/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that while a strong majority of Britons want to be consulted on local climate and energy projects, there is significant distrust that these consultations are meaningful, with many viewing them as 'tick-box exercises'. 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Kenya is particularly vulnerable in the EAC, where approximately 73% of its exports to Tanzania and Uganda overlap with South African products.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000826#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South African policymakers advocate for 'developmental regionalism,' using the TFTA to reduce poverty by coordinating industrial-development policies and upgrading transregional transport infrastructure to create regional commodity chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000826#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Efforts to improve transport logistics include the implementation of one-stop border posts, which can reduce dwell times by 40% to 50%, and the harmonization of axle load limits and carrier licenses.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-000826#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The DRC and Ethiopia have massive hydropower potential that could support South Africa's energy needs, but these projects face critical hurdles. 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However, there is a significant gap between these aspirations and actual preparations, such as obtaining passports, with men being far more likely to take preparatory steps than women. The brief argues that migration is demand-driven and suggests that promoting circular migration and local investment can mitigate the risks associated with unfulfilled migration aspirations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A majority of young adults in the four studied areas of Senegal wish to emigrate within five years, with the proportion ranging from 64 per cent to 82 per cent. Europe is the preferred destination for the vast majority of these individuals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Migration aspirations are high across genders, with women's aspirations being almost as widespread as men's, although actual migration remains heavily male-dominated.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a substantial gap between the desire to migrate and actual preparatory actions. In most research areas, men are roughly three times more likely than women to hold a valid passport, though this gender gap is less pronounced in the more socially liberal Golf Sud area.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Preferred destinations vary by region: Italy is most desired in Darou Mousty and Lambaye, France dominates in Orkadiére (80 per cent of those wishing to emigrate), and Golf Sud shows the greatest diversity of preferences, including higher interest in North America.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Relative perceptions of Europe and Senegal do not strongly influence migration aspirations; approximately three quarters of respondents in most perception groups would prefer to emigrate, regardless of whether they view Europe slightly more positively than Senegal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document suggests that because migration is strongly demand-driven and often viewed as a temporary investment, stakeholders should encourage circular migration and regularize undocumented migrants to increase mobility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001567#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Europe","Darou Mousty","Lambaye","Golf Sud","Orkadiere","France","Italy","Spain","North America"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative survey","qualitative interviews","policy analysis"]}]}