Carbon Offsets Risk Libor Moment Without Tougher Rules

  • Standard Chartered CEO to chair panel looking at market
  • Offsets may grow 160 times larger to meet Paris climate goals

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The growing market for carbon offsets could be open to interest rate-style manipulation without greater transparency and standards, according to Bill Winters, Standard Chartered Plc’s chief executive officer.