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.
This is what 30×30 will look like: “The government is happy for injustices done to our people”. The East African Court of Justice turns a blind eye to the Tanzanian government’s human rights abuses against the Maasai in the name of conservation and elite trophy hunting
30×30: The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case brought by four Maasai villages against the evictions and violence carried out by the Tanzanian government in the name of conservation.
EasyJet announces it will stop buying carbon offsets. Good news? Well, it’s complicated
EasyJet: The company’s announcement that it will stop offsetting is good news. But easyJet’s plans to reduce emissions aren’t.
“Gabon is well on the way to fulfil all requirements to become eligible to obtain and receive payments for results-based REDD+ actions”: Interview with Dirk Nemitz, UNFCCC Secretariat
Gabon plans to issue 90 million REDD credits before COP27. REDD-Monitor asked the UNFCCC Secretariat some questions about how these credits are generated.
NGOs raise the alarm that the Forest Stewardship Council is opening the door to the global release of genetically engineered trees
Forest Stewardship Council announced in February 2022, that it is starting a “learning process on genetic engineering in forestry outside of FSC-certified area” thus opening the door to GE trees.