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Carbon offsets—the facts
New Internationalist, July, 2006
Capturing the market: Share of total carbon credits by project type under the CDM Gas capture 72% Bioenergy 21% Efficiency 2% Dams 3% Renewables 2% Note: Table made from pie chart.
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