In October 2020, Peru and Switzerland signed a carbon offsetting deal. It excludes REDD, but it will not reduce emissions globally.
Tag: Carbon Offsets
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.
Curiouser and curiouser: Compass Carbon threatens to sue REDD-Monitor
A company called Compass Carbon LLC is threatening to sue REDD-Monitor.
How to make the climate crisis worse: A story of NFTs, blockchain, and carbon offsets from the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
By Chris Lang Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs or nifties) hit the headlines last month when Mike Winkelman sold an NFT of a digital artwork for US$69 million at Christie’s. Beeple, as Winkelman calls himself, makes a digital artwork every day. You can see them on his Instagram account – where he has 2.1 million followers.