By Chris Lang In September 2019, the President of the Republic of Congo, Dénis Sassou Nguesso, flew to Paris to meet Emmanuel Macron, France’s President. Macron signed a letter of intent committing US$65 million to the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) to protect the Republic of Congo’s forests.
More than 250 civil society organisations demand red lines for aviation bailouts
By Chris Lang An open letter signed by more than 250 organisations from 25 countries urges governments to resist the aviation lobby’s attempts to put in place unfair bailouts for the industry.
The trouble with trees: The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative is based on a “profound misreading of Africa’s grassy biomes”
The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative aims to cover 100 million hectares in Africa with trees. A new paper criticises this approach.
Coronavirus notes #2: Masks for all. And basic income for all
By Chris Lang Do not go out and try to buy a face mask after reading this. Do stay at home and make one. (Here’s the Masks4All website, with lots more information, including how to make a mask.) Wear your mask if you need to go out, to buy food, for example, or to travel…
Microsoft’s climate bullshit
By Chris Lang Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that by 2030 it would remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. The company aims to do so by using negative emission technologies, including tree planting, soil carbon sequestration, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCs), and direct air capture.