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Category: Sweden

Global Forestry Investments

Global Forestry Investments: Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers convicted for £37 million scam

Posted on 2 June 202210 June 2022

Global Forestry Investments: Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers have been convicted at Southwark Crown Court for their teak plantation investment scam.

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Aviation climate

The aviation industry is avoiding its climate commitments while manipulating the price of carbon offsets downwards

Posted on 11 June 202012 June 2020

By Chris Lang Before the coronavirus crisis, greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry were among the fastest growing of any industry. Yet there is no mention of the aviation sector in the Paris Agreement. Instead, in 2016, the UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) announced that aviation would go “carbon neutral” from 2020.

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The Swedish Energy Agency has stopped buying carbon credits from Green Resources’ destructive plantations in Uganda

Posted on 11 March 20201 April 2020

By Chris Lang The Swedish Energy Agency has cancelled its contract to buy carbon credits from Green Resources. The Swedish Energy Agency has finally recognised the impacts that Green Resources’ industrial tree plantations have on local communities in Kachung in Uganda.

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Carbon offsets and tax havens

Carbon offsets and tax havens: ClimateCare, Bunge, and Tricorona

Posted on 28 November 20193 April 2020

By Chris Lang Tax havens exist so that individuals and corporations can avoid paying income taxes. Registering a company in a tax haven is not illegal. Just a way of avoiding paying tax.

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Max Burgers, Trees for Global Benefits

Natural Climate Questions: Can trees planted in Uganda really offset greenhouse gas emissions from Max Burgers’ fast food chain in Sweden?

Posted on 25 October 20194 April 2020

By Chris Lang Trees suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. They are the most effective means we have of reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. But again and again, tree planting projects have created problems for local communities.

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