By Chris Lang REDD negotiations came to a grinding halt at the end of the first week of COP18 in Doha when Brazil and Norway disagreed over the verification of emission reductions from forests.
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Worst fortnight ever for carbon markets?
During the first week of the negotiations at COP18 in Doha, Martin Hession, a vice-chair of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), said that the main issue is, “[W]hat are the targets going to be in the future and what instruments are going to deliver on those targets.”
10 things communities should know about REDD+
World Rainforest Movement has produced a booklet aimed at informing communities about the “serious problems that a REDD project can cause for the people involved”.
Response from Paul Seakens, Director of Carbon Neutral Investments and Enviro Associates
Ten days ago, REDD-Monitor wrote about a UK-based company called Enviro Associates, after the BBC had secretly filmed a director of the company, Luke Ryan, making “misleading” claims about the amount of money to be made by investing in carbon credits.
Another boiler room scam? Enviro Associates’ “misleading” claims about carbon credits
By Chris Lang Earlier this month, the BBC secretly filmed the director of UK-based company Enviro Associates making “apparently misleading” claims about the amount of money to be made by investing in carbon credits. The director, Luke Ryan, said there was “serious money” to be made.