Two stories about the current failure of carbon trading as a way of raising money to address climate change: First, the Adaptation Fund, which has seen its income from a tax on carbon credits dry up; Second, an exchange between Conservation International and the World Bank, which are both pro-carbon trading, but only one seems…
Tag: Conservation International
Harrison Ford upsets Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry by asking him about … deforestation
Zulkifli Hasan, Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry, made the headlines last week when he said he was “shocked” by 71-year-old actor Harrison Ford’s questions about deforestation. Perhaps Zulkifli had forgotten the scale of the problem in Indonesia.
Naomi Klein: Why aren’t environmental groups divesting from fossil fuels?
“If it’s wrong to wreck the climate, it’s wrong to profit from that wreckage.” That’s the slogan of the Fossil Free Movement, a campaign started by Bill McKibben and 350.org to persuade “educational and religious institutions, city and state governments, and other institutions that serve the public good” to divest from fossil fuels.
Disney’s commitment to Mickey Mouse REDD: Conservation International’s trick baseline for the Alto Mayo project in Peru
How Conservation International cooked the books for its Alto Mayo REDD project in Peru.
Environmental activist Chut Wutty shot dead in Cambodia
By Chris Lang Chut Wutty was the director of the Natural Resource Protection Group and one of Cambodia’s leading campaigners against illegal logging and land grabs. He was shot dead by military police on Wednesday.