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Shell offsetting carbon in Scottish forest is ‘greenwashing’, Government official warned

Shell offsetting carbon in Scottish forest is ‘greenwashing’, Government official warned

Forestry and Land Scotland accepted £5m to partner with Shell to offset emissions despite warning from senior employees of ‘greenwashing’

Shell’s plan to use Scottish forests for carbon offsetting is “greenwashing”, Government officials warned before accepting £5million for the scheme to go ahead.

The team at Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) said that the money was “small beer” for the oil giant and said that they were at risk being “worked over by Shell’s formidable PR machinery”.

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