By Chris Lang Kevin Anderson is Professor of Energy and Climate Change at the Tyndall Centre at the University of Manchester. He’s one of the UK’s leading climate scientists. In a recent post on his website, he explains “Why carbon prices can’t deliver the 2°C target”.
Author: Chris Lang
Empty promises: All that remains of Indonesia’s climate plans
At the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh in 2009, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesia’s President famously promised that Indonesia would reduce its emissions by 26% by 2020 from business as usual. With international suppport, he said, Indonesia could reduce emissions by 41%. Four years on and there’s practically nothing to show for Yudhoyono’s promises.
Climate change is “unequivocal” says the IPCC. Could someone tell the UNFCCC?
This morning in Stockholm, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the first part of its fifth assessment report (AR5). “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal,” the IPCC states in its Summary for Policymakers.
No one investing in carbon credits has made any money: Financial Conduct Authority survey
No one investing in carbon credits has made any money. That’s the conclusion of a survey by the Financial Conduct Authority. “[M]any investors have told us they are not able to sell or trade the carbon credits they have bought,” FCA states on its website.
No REDD in Africa Network Maputo Statement: “REDD does not reduce emissions, REDD does not halt deforestation”
In August 2013, the No REDD in Africa Network met in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The members of the Network, which was launched at the World Social Forum earlier this year, produced a short statement, posted in full below.