Bob Brown Calls the Koala Park Carbon Credits an Offset Scam

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has called carbon credits intended to finance the Great Koala National Park a scam, questioning whether government can guarantee forest protection for 100 years. Method developer Andrew Macintosh rejects the criticism, arguing the forests would otherwise be harvested and that safeguards would reduce credits if logging increased elsewhere. The park could generate up to A$15 million annually. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns supports carbon revenue as a funding source, while minister Chris Bowen opposes excluding coal and gas companies from buying credits nationwide. The Greens, whose Senate votes could determine whether the method survives a disallowance attempt, have not announced their position. Three signatories have requested publication of the method’s modelling and departmental advice.
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