By Chris Lang Last week, REDD-Monitor wrote about a London-based company that claimed to be in “advanced negotiations” to be “sole UK provider of carbon credits” from Clinton Foundation forestry projects. The company listed two Clinton Foundation projects on its website.
Author: Chris Lang
Judge in Peru issues warrant for carbon cowboy David Nilsson’s arrest
AIDESEP announces that a warrant is out for the arrest of David Nilsson. Meanwhile a website is set up to attack Dan Pantone, a US scientist working in Peru.
Are Clinton Foundation carbon credits on sale in this London carbon trading scam?
By Chris Lang London Carbon Credit Company is the most recent carbon trading scam to be exposed by Daily Mirror journalist Andrew Penman. According to London Carbon Credit Company, “the future is bright for carbon trading”. But not for the people who buy the carbon credits.
Down the rabbit hole: REDD in the CDM?
At the end of last week, the number of credits issued under the Clean Development Mechanism reached one billion. “This exciting milestone is a testament to the expanding use of the CDM,”, according to Christiana Figueres, the UNFCCC’s Executive Secretary.
Controversy surrounding Australia’s Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership REDD project deepens
Recently an Evaluation Team spent two days looking at Australia’s Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership project. Local communities from the project area and Indonesian NGOs wrote to the Governor of Central Kalimantan Teras Narang pointing out the inadequacies of the Evaluation and the ongoing problems with the project.