Cases / Carbon credits · India · 2002–2006
Most of Coldplay's offset mango saplings in India dried up within four years
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Coldplay had about 10,000 mango saplings planted in Karnataka, India, as a carbon offset between 2002 and 2006. Most of them dried up within four years, according to Foreign Policy.
What?
Most of 10,000 mango saplings planted in India as a carbon offset dried up within four years, Foreign Policy reported. Foreign Policy
Where?
Karnataka, India Foreign Policy
When?
Planted 2002–2006; reported on 8 September 2006 Foreign Policy
Who?
Gained
- Coldplay — Used the planting as its carbon offset Foreign Policy
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
To offset carbon emissions, the method the sources describe. Foreign Policy
How?
Tree planting in Karnataka as the offset method. Foreign Policy
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What happened
The record, in order.
Foreign Policy reported in 2006 that Coldplay had 10,000 mango saplings planted in Karnataka, India, between 2002 and 2006 as a carbon offset.
Foreign Policy reported that most of the saplings dried up within four years.
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- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the Telegraph report on the plantings; the original article could not be checked.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say which offset provider arranged the planting.
- None on record Who was harmed or lost through the failed plantings is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The survival of any remaining trees after 2006 is not reported.
Did the harm stop?
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Sources
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- Coldplay mango tree offset reportForeign Policy · 2006-09-08