Big emitters should not get a 'free ride'

By Liv Casben
Updated August 24 2022 - 4:53pm, first published 4:50pm
Climate change has driven agricultural productivity down about 20 per cent, Mark Howden says. (Liv Casben/AAP PHOTOS)
Climate change has driven agricultural productivity down about 20 per cent, Mark Howden says. (Liv Casben/AAP PHOTOS)

A leading climate change researcher says industry must not be given a "free ride" when it comes to carbon credits, and companies shouldn't be allowed to offset without first reducing their emissions.

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