Shell loses appeal: The Dutch advertising watchdog rules that Shell cannot claim that offsets “compensate” emissions.
Brazilian state of Tocantins teams up with Mercuria Energy Trading to sell 200 million imaginary jurisdictional REDD carbon credits
Brazilian state of Tocantins has agreed a deal with Mercuria Energy Trading to sell 200 million fictitious jurisdictional carbon credits, to be generated between 2016 and 2032.
Sarawak’s rush to trade forest carbon “will not help address climate change, and worse, it can also backfire with serious negative impacts” says Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Sarawak has amended its Land Code and Forests Bill to include carbon trading. Bad for the climate and bad for Sarawak’s Indigenous Peoples and forests.
How Indonesia controls the narrative on deforestation under the new REDD deal with Norway
REDD deal with Norway: The MoU with Indonesia includes sweeping confidentiality clauses and excludes Indigenous Peoples, independent researchers, and civil society.
COP27 is greenwashing pollution, greenwashing a police state, and greenwashing war
COP27 is a greenwashing exercise. It’s sponsored by Coca-Cola, held in a police state, and keeping fossil fuels in the ground is not on the agenda.