In October 2020, Peru and Switzerland signed a carbon offsetting deal. It excludes REDD, but it will not reduce emissions globally.
Category: Peru
How to make the climate crisis worse: A story of NFTs, blockchain, and carbon offsets from the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
By Chris Lang Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs or nifties) hit the headlines last month when Mike Winkelman sold an NFT of a digital artwork for US$69 million at Christie’s. Beeple, as Winkelman calls himself, makes a digital artwork every day. You can see them on his Instagram account – where he has 2.1 million followers.
Peru cancels its World Bank FCPF Carbon Fund programme
Peru failed to meet a deadline to sign an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement with the World Bank.
“Worse than doing nothing”: Shell’s REDD offsets in Indonesia and Peru
By Chris Lang Shell promises drivers in Denmark that they can become “CO2 neutral” when they buy carbon offsets with the petrol on sale in Shell’s petrol stations. Recently, three investigative journalists with the Danish newspaper Politiken spoke to a series of experts who point out that customers cannot trust Shell’s forest conservation promises. Morten…
Carbon colonialism in the Alto Mayo REDD project in Peru. An interview with Lauren Gifford on Earth Watch
By Chris Lang Yesterday, Dr. Lauren Gifford appeared on Earth Watch, a weekly segment on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod, broadcast on California’s KPFK public radio station. Gifford did part of her PhD research in the Alto Mayo Protected Forest in Peru. Her PhD thesis is titled, “See the Carbon Through the Trees: Market-Based Climate…