By Chris Lang The Wall Street Journal recently reported from Peru about the “opaque network of traders, registries, raters, governments and investors that each can take a slice of the transactions” when carbon offsets are sold from REDD projects.
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Conservation International admits failures in its Alto Mayo Protected Forest REDD project in Peru. But uses the failures as part of its success narrative
Conservation International admits failures in the Alto Mayo Protected Forest. But instead of looking at the politics behind these failures, it uses them to boost its success narrative.

Verified hot air: how a popular carbon offset project in Peru has taken tens of millions of dollars from hundreds of companies and individuals but done nothing to prevent climate change
Verified hot air: The REDD Project in Brazil Nut concessions in Madre de Dios has sold nearly 10 million carbon credits. But it has not reduced deforestation.

New Greenpeace Italy report: Eni’s carbon neutral fossil fuel claims exposed as greenwash. With offsets from the Luangwa Community Forests Project in Zambia
By Chris Lang Earlier this year, Greenpeace Italy commissioned a report to review the Luangwa Community Forests Project in Zambia. The Italian oil and gas corporation Eni has committed to buy carbon credits from the project until 2038. In August 2021, Eni became the latest company to claim to have delivered “carbon neutral” liquefied natural…

Dutch Advertising Watchdog rules Shell’s “CO2 Neutral” campaign is greenwash
The Dutch Advertising Code Commission has ruled that Shell’s CO2 neutral adverts are misleading.