Friends of the Earth released a new report during the recent UN climate negotiations in Bonn: “A Dangerous Distraction – Why offsetting is failing the climate and people: The Evidence” (pdf file 889 KB).
Category: USA
The Nature Conservancy: Forest offsets more important than emissions reduction targets
We know what The Nature Conservancy thinks about forest offsets. It loves them. It loves them so much that it has got into bed with the biggest coal-burner in the US, American Electric Power. Meanwhile, TNC has developed a “global mechanism proposal”, which includes a goal of 3 billion tons of “emissions reductions from REDD”…
Controversial deal between US-based conservation NGOs and polluting industry slammed
Last week, an organisation called Avoided Deforestation Partners launched what they blandly describe as “an agreement on policies aimed at protecting the world’s tropical forests”. Under this agreement, “companies would be eligible to receive credit for reducing climate pollution by financing conservation of tropical forests”. It is a loophole allowing industry to write a cheque…
Indigenous Peoples reject carbon trading and forest offsets
From 20-24 April 2009, almost 400 Indigenous representatives met in Anchorage, Alaska for the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change. After four days of meetings, they produced “The Anchorage Declaration”, which was agreed by consensus of the participants.
Environmental Groups Urge Waxman/Markey to Close the Floodgate on Carbon Offsets
Waxman/Markey: US environmental and social justice organisations letter criticising inclusion of 2 billion offsets a year in the Waxman-Markey bill.