Yesterday, the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation launched a US$152 million bond aimed at supporting REDD and carbon trading. The deal demonstrates just about everything that’s wrong with REDD.
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The bamboo boom that went bust for investors. Featuring EcoPlanet Bamboo, Citadel/Highpoint Trustees and Emerald Knight
Featuring EcoPlanet Bamboo, Citadel/Highpoint Trustees and Emerald Knight.
Industry RE and a very big REDD carbon credit scam
Industry RE: also involving Celestial Green Ventures in Brazil and the April Salumei REDD project in Papua New Guinea.
Why is VCS so reluctant to help stamp out carbon credit scams?
Earlier this week, Dennis Myles left a comment on REDD-Monitor. Myles had been “approached” by someone calling themselves Timothy Davies, who claimed to work for Verified Carbon Standard (VCS).
Response from Lochwood Capital – “REDD-Monitor website : Defamatory internet posts and publications”
On 6 July 2016, REDD-Monitor wrote about a company called Lochwood Capital. I wrote about the company after the company director, Alexander Johnson, had sent several emails complaining about a comment on REDD-Monitor that mentioned one of Lochwood Capital’s then-employees, Russell Brooker.