The rate of deforestation in the Amazon increased by 22% between August 2017 and May 2018 compared to the same period the previous year, according to figures published by IMAZON, a non-profit research institute. Forest degradation is up by 218%. In June 2018, deforestation reached an area of 1,168 square kilometres – the highest monthly…
Author: Chris Lang
The aviation industry’s plans for the climate: Cooking the books and the planet
In June 2018, the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) approved rules and standards for its planned carbon trading scheme, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). We are sleepwalking into a climate disaster.
Why is there still no ban on cold calling in the UK?
By Chris Lang The UK government has once again postponed its proposed ban on cold calling. The government is holding another consultation and in Autumn 2018 will present legislation for discussion in both Houses of Parliament.
REDD is “no silver bullet”, admits Ola Elvestuen Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment
Speaking at the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum 2018, Norway’s Ola Elvestuen admits that REDD is “no silver bullet”.
Madagascar’s poor pay the costs of the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor REDD project in Madagascar
A recent study looks at the costs to local communities of the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor REDD project in eastern Madagascar. “Conservation restrictions result in very significant costs to forest communities,” the study concludes.