The Coalition for Rainforest Nations has sold more than 6,000 REDD+ Results Units, which it claims are “UNFCCC-verified”, to Blackstone Energy Services.
Author: Chris Lang
Carbonballs: Nigel Farage, carbon offset lobbyist
Nigel Farage, former leader of the Brexit Party, has joined the advisory board of Dutch Green Business Group, a carbon trading company.
Kevin Conrad signs REDD deal with Papua New Guinea
Kevin Conrad was back in Papua New Guinea earlier this month to sign an MoU about selling carbon credits from PNG’s forests.
Court of Appeal upholds conviction of Paul Moore, Michael Moore, and Haydon Driscoll, the men behind the Burbank of London carbon credit investment scam
In December 2016, Paul Moore, Michael Moore, and Haydon Driscoll were convicted in Maidstone Crown Court of fraudulently selling carbon credits as investments. They did so through a company called Burbank of London Ltd.
Court of Appeal upholds conviction of carbon conman Sami Raja. In his 2019 trial, Raja’s legal representatives withdrew because “they were professionally embarrassed”
In January 2019, Sami Raja was convicted in Southwark Crown Court and sentenced to eight years in prison. In December 2020, the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction.