Rapport Not This Way: Why Coal Transition Offsets are a Dead End

The report contends that using carbon credits to close coal plants replicates past failures of offsetting mechanisms, which often generate fictitious credits and allow polluters to continue operating. It argues that the primary goal of these markets is the exchange of credits rather than actual emission reductions. Instead of using offsets to buy out investors, the document recommends ending financial services for new coal projects, removing barriers to sustainable energy deployment, avoiding full public indemnification of stranded assets, and implementing sector-wide coordinated coal exits.

APA

Manickawasagar, A. (2025). Rapport Not This Way: Why Coal Transition Offsets are a Dead End. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/10/14/rapport-not-this-way-why-coal-transition-offsets-are-a-dead-end/

Chicago

Manickawasagar, Aatiraï. Rapport Not This Way: Why Coal Transition Offsets are a Dead End. Reclaim Finance, 2025. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/10/14/rapport-not-this-way-why-coal-transition-offsets-are-a-dead-end/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{manickawasagar2025rapport, author = {Manickawasagar, Aatiraï}, title = {{Rapport Not This Way: Why Coal Transition Offsets are a Dead End}}, institution = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/10/14/rapport-not-this-way-why-coal-transition-offsets-are-a-dead-end/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }