By Chris Lang REDD negotiations came to a grinding halt at the end of the first week of COP18 in Doha when Brazil and Norway disagreed over the verification of emission reductions from forests.
Author: Chris Lang
Worst fortnight ever for carbon markets?
During the first week of the negotiations at COP18 in Doha, Martin Hession, a vice-chair of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), said that the main issue is, “[W]hat are the targets going to be in the future and what instruments are going to deliver on those targets.”
10 things communities should know about REDD+
World Rainforest Movement has produced a booklet aimed at informing communities about the “serious problems that a REDD project can cause for the people involved”.
Reactions to COP18’s Doha Gateway: “Open to irreversible climate change, shut to equity”
By Chris Lang After a predictable delay at the UN climate talks in Doha, Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and President of COP18, took a little over two minutes to hammer through a series of “decisions”. He then declared the creation of the “Doha Gateway”.
Response from Paul Seakens, Director of Carbon Neutral Investments and Enviro Associates
Ten days ago, REDD-Monitor wrote about a UK-based company called Enviro Associates, after the BBC had secretly filmed a director of the company, Luke Ryan, making “misleading” claims about the amount of money to be made by investing in carbon credits.