A study published online in Nature on 20 August found that trees release compounds that contribute to ozone formation, and rising temperatures could worsen the effect. The paper is a scientific matter, but it's already rippling through the crypto carbon market, where tree-planting offsets have become a popular way to green up blockchain operations. If trees themselves are part of the ozone problem, the logic behind nature-based carbon credits starts to look shaky.
What the Nature paper found
The research, which appeared online in Nature on 20 August, identifies specific biogenic volatile
