In December 2013, UN climate negotiators agreed the Warsaw Framework for REDD plus. This included a decision on summary of information on safeguards. At the time I described this decision as staggeringly weak. The decision reached in Bonn earlier this month, manages to make the text even weaker.
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Pope Francis rejects carbon credits as a solution to climate change
Pope Francis rejects carbon credits: they “would not help to reduce the global emission of polluting gases”.
Who takes the credit? The risks of double-counting in a REDD carbon trading mechanism
“UN finalises forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks.” That’s the headline of an article by Ed King on the RTCC website. But while the REDD negotiations are now finished, this does not mean that the world’s forests are protected.
Ten questions about REDD safeguards
Will REDD safeguards uphold rights? Or is this just a box-ticking exercise to facilitate REDD payments?
Guest Post: The carbon credits sold to private individuals as investments are worthless
The carbon credits sold to retail investors are worthless – says a commodities and financial market professional.