By Chris Lang Earlier this week, an international group of more than 20 campaigners wrote a letter to The Guardian in support of natural climate solutions. “The world faces two existential crises, developing with terrifying speed: climate breakdown and ecological breakdown,” they write. “Neither is being addressed with the urgency needed to prevent our life-support…
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Capital Alternatives: Anyone who was scammed by African Land or Capital Carbon Credits should complete the FCA’s questionnaire before 31 March 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority is asking anyone who was scammed by African Land or Capital Carbon Credits to complete a questionnaire and send documents to the FCA by 31 March 2019.
A company calling itself Source Escrow is running a recovery room scam
A REDD-Monitor reader, let’s call him Harry, got in touch last week with a question: Does anyone have any info on Source Escrow? They claim to be trading at 63 St Mary’s Axe London under a Companies House registered Co at Godington Hall, Bicester. If I phone their direct line I get a “switch board”…
Carbon credit scammer Sami Raja sentenced to eight years in prison
By Chris Lang On 18 January 2019, Sami Raja was sentenced to eight years in prison at Southwark Crown Court. He was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. Four other men were sentenced in September 2018. Between January 2012 and August 2013, they miss-sold carbon credits to retail investors through two companies,…
At last! Pensions cold calling banned in the UK
Pensions cold calling banned: It took more than two years, but the UK government has finally banned cold calling about pensions.