By Chris Lang Earlier this week, REDD-Monitor received an email from “John”. John had been cold called by Simon Humphries, who claimed to be from a company called Williams & Gray. Humphries told John that Williams & Gray could sell the carbon credits he had been scammed into buying years ago for more than £20…
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Interview with Larry Lohmann, The Corner House: “Carbon markets do not need to be ‘fixed’. They need to be eliminated”
We have more than 20 years of evidence that carbon markets have failed to address the climate crisis. Yet carbon trading is booming. The oil industry plans to use natural climate solutions to greenwash its operations, and the aviation industry plans to use carbon offsets to allow its emissions to continue increasing.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Kahuzi-Biéga National Park management’s false accusations against Batwa chief are “incredibly dangerous”
By Chris Lang One night in late January 2020, dozens of soldiers and eco-guards stormed into Jean-Marie Kasula’s hut and dragged him and his wife away at gun point. Four other people from the same village were taken away barefoot.
REDD Notes: 19 October 2020
By Chris Lang This week’s REDD notes. Follow @reddmonitor on Twitter for more links to news about forests, the climate crisis, natural climate solutions, the oil industry, greenwash, carbon offsetting, etc.
REDD notes: 12 October 2020
By Chris Lang This week’s REDD notes. Follow @reddmonitor on Twitter for more links to news about forests, the climate crisis, natural climate solutions, the oil industry, greenwash, carbon offsetting, etc.