How the New York Declaration on Forests came from Davos to New York, via Washington. But skipped Brasilia.
Category: USA
Results-based payments for REDD, but cash on the nail for Climate Advisers
Climate Advisers is a Washington-based think tank. As an anonymous Guest Post on REDD-Monitor revealed last week, it’s the think tank behind the New York Declaration on forests, set to be launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York next week.
Guest Post: The “New York Declaration” on forests – a smokescreen for Norway’s oil industry?
Earlier this week, REDD-Monitor wrote about a project called “Creating demand for REDD+”. The three-year project is funded to the tune of US$5 million by Norway and is run by two Washington-based think tanks, the Center for Global Development and Climate Advisers.
Oil and REDD: Norway pays Center for Global Development to promote REDD in Washington
The New York Times recently ran an article about Washington-based think tanks that have received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments, “while pushing United States government officials to adopt policies that often reflect the donors’ priorities”.
Rio Branco Declaration: Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force states and provinces “have received very little financial support”
Governors from 22 states have signed the Rio Branco Declaration, committing to reduce deforestation by 80% by 2020. If they receive a guarantee of “adequate, sufficient, and long‐term performance‐based funding”, that is.