Canada’s Explosive Wildfires Have Damaged a Forest Carbon Offset Project

Canada's wildfires damage a forest carbon offset project, raising concerns about the effectiveness of carbon offsets and the impact of climate change on forest fires.

June 30, 2023 . 4:18 PM

1 min read

Canada's explosive wildfire season is damaging a forest carbon offset project.
The fire has impacted about 0.25% of the BigCoast Forest Climate Initiative project, releasing an estimated 32,250 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Carbon offsets based on forests are not generally effective at mitigating climate change, especially considering the increasing severity of forest fires.
The project has already issued 1.4 million carbon credits, equivalent to the total emissions of Sierra Leone in 2021.
Climate experts are concerned that the wildfire season in Canada could be a harbinger of worse fires to come.