“We believe that the current situation demonstrates more than ever the need to pursue other paths beyond REDD+.” This is from this month’s issue of the World Rainforest Movement Bulletin, which focusses on REDD. The first article in the Bulletin asks “Can REDD+ be ‘fixed’?”, the answer to which is somewhat given away by the…
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Ecosystem Restoration Associates’ project in DR Congo: plenty of REDD-hot air?
By Chris Lang Earlier this month, Ecosystem Restoration Associates, a Canadian carbon trading company, announced a REDD-type project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company described the project as, “the first Forest Conservation Concession Contract awarded by the government of the DRC.”
REDD+ and carbon markets: Ten Myths Exploded
REDD+ and carbon markets: An essay by the philosopher Harry Frankfurt titled, “On Bullshit”, explains why BINGOs promote carbon trading.
The Carbon Bubble
One of the problems with REDD is that it will not address climate change, for the simple reason that to address climate change we need to reduce the amount of fossil fuel burned. While we need to reduce deforestation, trading carbon stored in forests against fossil fuel emissions will help lock in polluting technology.