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Gregory Trencher is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, Japan, with key research emphasis on fossil-fuel phase-outs, corporate decarbonisation strategies, and next-generation mobility. He serves on the editorial board for Energy Research & Social Science and as an editor for Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. With over 50 publications in leading international journals, his work has influenced global policy discussions on energy transitions and sustainability.

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Oct 31 2025

Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why

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Carbon Market · Carbon

The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed

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