Governance, carbon credits and defensible claims

Article 9 lets the Cabinet create climate boards at State level; it does not say who inside a company signs the numbers off, and a registered credit is not a licence to call the business carbon neutral. These two guides settle accountability and the discipline behind a public claim.

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