The World Bank’s Carbon Warehouse and crypto company Chia are helping Big Polluters to buy carbon offsets and continue burning fossil fuels.
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Some questions for Imran Ali, director of SavePlanetEarth
Two weeks ago, REDD-Monitor sent SavePlanetEarth some questions.
The strange story of SavePlanetEarth: Tree planting, carbon credits, blockchain, non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency, and way more questions than answers
SavePlanetEarth recently sold a carbon credit non-fungible token for almost US$70,000. What is this company, and who is behind it?
Police in China arrest eight suspects in “Carbon Forest” cryptocurrency scam
In December 2021, police in China arrested eight people for a “Carbon Forest” cryptocurrency scam.
How to make the climate crisis worse: A story of NFTs, blockchain, and carbon offsets from the REDD Project in Brazil Nut Concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru
By Chris Lang Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs or nifties) hit the headlines last month when Mike Winkelman sold an NFT of a digital artwork for US$69 million at Christie’s. Beeple, as Winkelman calls himself, makes a digital artwork every day. You can see them on his Instagram account – where he has 2.1 million followers.