Conservation International’s blue carbon project in Colombia is a dangerous distraction from the urgent need to stop extractivism and to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
Tag: Carbon Offsets
Madre de Dios Amazon REDD Project: EasyJet’s phantom carbon credits are generated by logging the forest
EasyJet is buying carbon credits from the Madre de Dios Amazon REDD Project in Peru. The REDD project is run by two logging companies.
Switzerland’s offsetting deal with Peru excludes REDD. It will still not reduce emissions
In October 2020, Peru and Switzerland signed a carbon offsetting deal. It excludes REDD, but it will not reduce emissions globally.
Plant-for-the-Planet: dubious organisational structure, controversial scientific foundation, a lack of professional support, and the failure to verify tree-planting reports
Felix Finkbeiner, the 23-year-old tree-planting wunderkind, and his organisation Plant-for-the-Planet are in the news again.
Bloomberg Green: “How the Carbon Offset Market is Slowing the Fight Against Climate Change”
A commentary on Bloomberg’s reporting on how carbon offset markets help to delay action on the climate crisis.