Flaws in Kyoto Protocol Offset Program Make It Poor Model, Summit Speakers Say

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Carbon offsets are essential to the success of climate change control efforts, but the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism has run into problems that must be addressed in the development of future climate programs, several speakers said Sept. 30 at an opening session of the Governor's Global Climate Summit.rnHigh-quality offset projects provide a mechanism to reduce the costs of controlling greenhouse gas emissions, advance clean technologies, and help developing countries, both by offering economic opportunities and limiting the growth in carbon emissions, Barry McCo-nachie, chief executive officer of Global Climate Strategies, said.