A group of Brazilian NGOs has written to the Brazilian delegation for climate change negotiations, opposing offset and market mechanism as a means of financing REDD. The letter is signed by 21 environmental organisations and social movements and is available below in English and Portuguese.
Tag: Carbon Offsets
Interview with Andy White, Rights and Resources Initiative: “The global market for forest carbon is not going to establish itself anytime soon”
Interview with Andy White, Coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, Washington DC, by email.
Conservation International: “Are they any more than a green PR company?”
Journalists from London-based magazine Don’t Panic went undercover to see how low Conservation International would go. Pretty bloody low.
Dutch TV programme on CO2 offsets (part 2): “I can fly to America with a clear conscience, because someone in Africa has a biogas plant for cooking.”
The Keuringsdienst van Waarde team digs deeper into the issues surrounding carbon offsets.
Mining company to buy 50% of Carbon Conservation: Will REDD help greenwash mining?
This week, a Canadian mining company called East Asia Minerals Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy 50% of Carbon Conservation Pty Ltd. East Asia Minerals’ aim is simple: “Through the acquisition of a 50% equity interest in CC, the Company will develop a ‘green’ mining project which will use carbon and biodiversity offsets…