EU Commissioner for Climate Wopke Hoekstra defends carbon credits
By Shona Murray & Jesse Dimich-Louvet Published on 02/07/2025 – 19:26 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean…
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