The Shell Game Behind Carbon Credits with Nick Feik [Webinar]
In his new essay “The Great Stock ‘n’ Coal Swindle” for The Monthly, Nick Feik takes a deep dive into Australia’s carbon offsets industry and its links to fossil fuel expansion.
This was recorded on Wednesday 8th March 2023 and things may have changed since recording.
The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute
Guests:
Nick Feik, Writer, journalist and editor, former editor of The Monthly // @NickFeik
Polly Hemming, Director of the Climate & Energy program, The Australia Institute // @pollyjhemming
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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