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.
The Swedish Energy Agency has frozen carbon credit purchases from Norwegian plantation firm Green Resources
Green Resources: Investigative reports by the Oakland Institute and Swedish TV led to the Swedish Energy Agency freezing carbon credit purchases until Green Resources meets a series of demands.
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.
The incredible story of Papua New Guinea’s April Salumei REDD project
A company called London Carbon Neutral Ltd and eight linked companies have been shut down in the High Court in London. The companies were shut down after “high pressure and intimidating sales people had targeted the elderly and vulnerable” to sell them carbon credits as investments.