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Carbon Credit "Fraud-Offset" Audit.

Diagnoses the massive "Additionality" fraud in the voluntary carbon market, calculating how many bought credits actually represent zero net reduction in global Co2 emissions.

## Trading Non-Existent Reductions

The carbon market is built on 'Additionality'—the idea that the carbon wouldn't have been saved WITHOUT your money. Most credits fail this test.

### FAQ

**Q: How do carbon credits work if they are fake?**
A: Legally, they work perfectly. Scientifically, they are often useless. Many 'Forest Preservation' credits pay people NOT to cut down trees they were never going to cut down anyway. This is called 'Additionality Leakage.' Corporations buy these cheap, worthless credits to slap a 'Carbon Neutral' badge on their products, spending more on the marketing of the neutrality than on the actual sequestration. This tool models the gap between the corporate press release and the literal atmosphere.