Germany finds 45 irregular Chinese carbon-cut projects, begins review

'Shadow system' of fake data uncovered, casting doubt over EU green plans

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Germany has found that 45 Chinese projects fraudulently got certificates for reducing upstream carbon emissions. © AP

JENS KASTNER, Contributing writer

HAMBURG, Germany -- The German Environment Agency has begun a thorough review of its upstream emission reduction certificate scheme after it found 45 fraudulent projects in China, the body recently told Nikkei Asia.

An investigation of 56 climate projects in China so far has led the agency to reverse the issuance of those certificates to 45 suspicious projects, President Dirk Messner said in an online news conference earlier in the month.

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