By Chris Lang REDD negotiations came to a grinding halt at the end of the first week of COP18 in Doha when Brazil and Norway disagreed over the verification of emission reductions from forests.
Worst fortnight ever for carbon markets?
During the first week of the negotiations at COP18 in Doha, Martin Hession, a vice-chair of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), said that the main issue is, “[W]hat are the targets going to be in the future and what instruments are going to deliver on those targets.”
10 things communities should know about REDD+
World Rainforest Movement has produced a booklet aimed at informing communities about the “serious problems that a REDD project can cause for the people involved”.
Reactions to COP18’s Doha Gateway: “Open to irreversible climate change, shut to equity”
By Chris Lang After a predictable delay at the UN climate talks in Doha, Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and President of COP18, took a little over two minutes to hammer through a series of “decisions”. He then declared the creation of the “Doha Gateway”.
Response from Paul Seakens, Director of Carbon Neutral Investments and Enviro Associates
Ten days ago, REDD-Monitor wrote about a UK-based company called Enviro Associates, after the BBC had secretly filmed a director of the company, Luke Ryan, making “misleading” claims about the amount of money to be made by investing in carbon credits.