Sep 9, 2026 – 11.51amLeading conservationist Tim Flannery says environmental opposition to a controversial new plan to use carbon credits to end logging in NSW is shortsighted and the federal Greens should back a move that will create huge benefits for the state’s native forests.The credits, which are generated by nature restoration projects and used by big industrial companies to offset emissions, have been proposed by the NSW government as a way to fund its new Great Koala National Park in the state’s north.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles