期刊
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
卷 7, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202200158
关键词
carbon credits; carbon markets; carbon offsetting; climate governance; corporate climate claims
Companies worldwide are increasingly making claims about their climate efforts and mitigation commitments, often supported by carbon credits in voluntary markets. However, these corporate climate claims are largely unregulated and perceived to be misleading, risking undermining global climate mitigation. This paper reviews the literature on corporate climate claims using voluntary carbon credits, categorizes different types of claims, and discusses associated risks and governance implications.
Worldwide, companies are increasingly making claims about their current climate efforts and their future mitigation commitments. These claims tend to be underpinned by carbon credits issued in voluntary carbon markets to offset emissions. Corporate climate claims are largely unregulated which means that they are often (perceived to be) misleading and deceptive. As such, corporate climate claims risk undermining, rather than contributing to, global climate mitigation. This paper takes as its point of departure the proposition that a better understanding of corporate climate claims is needed to govern such claims in a manner that adequately addresses potential greenwashing risks. To that end, the paper reviews the nascent literature on corporate climate claims relying on the use of voluntary carbon credits. Drawing on the reviewed literature, three key dimensions of corporate climate claims as related to carbon credits are discussed: 1) the intended use of carbon credits: offsetting versus non-offsetting claims; 2) the framing and meaning of headline terms: net-zero versus carbon neutral claims; and 3) the status of the claim: future aspirational commitments versus stated achievements. The paper thereby offers a preliminary categorization of corporate climate claims and discusses risks associated with and governance implications for each of these categories.
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