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Leakage
When an emissions reduction in one place causes emissions to increase somewhere else, for example when protecting one forest shifts logging to another area.
EcoAppraise context
Credits with high leakage risk overstate their climate benefit. EcoAppraise considers leakage when reviewing offset-based claims.
Related terms
Carbon Credit; Permanence; Additionality
Enforcement cases
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