Today marks the start of the second week of the UN climate change negotiations in Paris. After a week of negotiations we have a Draft Paris Outcome.
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Ten Reasons Why Climate Initiatives Should Not Include Large Hydropower Projects
By Chris Lang A journalist recently quoted me as saying that to address climate change, we should keep fossil fuels in the ground. So far, so good. But he added that we should then invest heavily in renewables like wind, solar, hydropower and even nuclear, as if this was my opinion.
World Rainforest Movement: The climate and forest crises cannot be solved with number games and false solutions
In the run-up to the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Paris, World Rainforest Movement put out a statement. “Instead of spending time on real solutions like leaving fossil fuels underground, the climate talks have deliberately come up with mechanisms that enable corporations to continue doing business as usual,” WRM argues.
Oilwatch: “The goal now is to decide where and how to start leaving fossil fuels in the soil”
In the lead up to the UN climate conference in Paris, Oilwatch put out a statement to the UNFCCC demanding an Annex Zero, for peoples and territories that are leaving fossil fuels underground.
REDD and voluntary carbon markets: Prices falling as supply exceeds demand
Ecosystem Marketplace’s “State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2015” report tells us that a total 87 million carbon offsets were transacted in 2014, an increase of 13.6% compared to 2013. A total of 25 million avoided deforestation offsets were transacted.