On 3 August 2015, US President Barack Obama released an Environmental Protection Agency Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants. The aim of the regulation is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 32% lower in 2030 compared to 2005.
Tag: Carbon Offsets
Carbon Conflicts and Forest Landscapes in Africa
By Chris Lang “Carbon forestry is privatizing, commodifying and financializing the world’s forests, recasting relations between state and market forest landscapes,” says Jesse Ribot, University of Illinois in a review of a new book.
Who takes the credit? The risks of double-counting in a REDD carbon trading mechanism
“UN finalises forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks.” That’s the headline of an article by Ed King on the RTCC website. But while the REDD negotiations are now finished, this does not mean that the world’s forests are protected.
Sorry. Prince Ea’s apology to future generations is nice, but carbon trading won’t stop climate change
US rapper Prince Ea put out a video this week to mark Earth Day. It’s called “Dear Future Generations: Sorry”, and it’s gone viral, with more than 25 million views on Facebook.
Jens Frølich Holte, political adviser to Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment, explains why he supports using markets and pricing carbon
In March 2015, Bloomberg quoted Jens Frølich Holte, political adviser to Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment, as saying that, “Carbon trading can speed up the global transition away from a fossil economy. Trade creates benefits and this is as true for carbon as it is for other commodities.”