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Unobserved confounders cannot explain over-crediting in avoided deforestation carbon projects

未観測の交絡因子は森林減少回避炭素プロジェクトにおける過剰クレジットを説明できない (AI 翻訳)

Paul J. Ferraro, Thomas Swinfield, George Nicholson, Julia P G Jones, Alejandro Guizar-Coutiño, David Coomes

OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)プレプリント2026-05-27#炭素会計Origin: Global経営インパクト: 調達リスク
原典: https://osf.io/azkub

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日本語

本論文は44のREDD+プロジェクトを再分析し、過剰クレジットが広範に存在することを示した。また、未観測の交絡因子が過剰クレジットを説明できないことを感度分析で実証し、因果推論における感度分析の重要性を強調している。

English

This paper reanalyzes 44 REDD+ projects and finds that over-crediting was widespread. Sensitivity analysis shows that unobserved confounders cannot fully account for the reported over-crediting, advocating for routine sensitivity checks in causal inference studies.

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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters

日本のGX文脈において

日本企業はJ-クレジットや国際的なカーボンクレジットの購入に関心を持つが、本論文はREDD+クレジットの信頼性に疑問を投げかけ、デューデリジェンスの重要性を示唆する。

In the global GX context

This study challenges the integrity of REDD+ carbon credits, which are critical for voluntary carbon markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It underscores the need for rigorous causal inference in carbon accounting.

👥 読者別の含意

🔬研究者:Important for carbon market and conservation scientists: demonstrates the value of sensitivity analysis in quasi-experimental designs.

🏢実務担当者:For companies using REDD+ credits: highlights the risk of over-crediting, necessitating careful credit selection and verification.

🏛政策担当者:For regulators of carbon markets: indicates potential systematic over-crediting in REDD+, calling for improved methodologies.

📄 Abstract（原文）

In ecology and conservation, a growing number of studies seek to draw causal inference using quasi-experimental designs. Despite the risk of omitted variable bias from such designs, the degree to which results are sensitive to unobserved confounders is seldom assessed. Here, to demonstrate the value of such sensitivity analyses, we use the controversy surrounding whether projects aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) overestimated their effectiveness (resulting in too many credits being sold). Verifiers of REDD+ credits have argued that independent quasi-experimental analyses of REDD+ projects are flawed because they omit site-specific drivers of deforestation. If these drivers also affect where REDD+ projects are established (that is, projects target areas facing threat), omitting them will tend to underestimate the deforestation that projects avoided. We revisit a global sample of 44 REDD+ projects and show that while some projects reduced deforestation, over-crediting was rife. Crucially, we explore the sensitivity of these results to unobserved confounders and demonstrate that unobserved local drivers of both deforestation and REDD+ locations are unlikely to fully account for reported over-crediting. Assessing sensitivity to unobserved confounders remains uncommon in ecology and conservation but should become standard practice where causal conclusions are based on controlling for confounders. Published at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03049-7#MOESM1

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