In the last few weeks, California’s governor Jerry Brown has received two letters about climate change. One recommends that he should take meaningful action on climate change. The other recommends that he should provide a loophole to allow the oil industry to continue polluting.
Tag: Deforestation
How BINGOs are pushing the Green Climate Fund to subsidise REDD carbon markets
By Chris Lang A two day meeting is currently taking place at the Columbia Law School in New York of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the Green Climate Fund. On the agenda is the Green Climate Fund’s funding of forestry projects.
While Brazil’s deforestation soars, the Environment Ministry announces cuts in emissions from deforestation
The rate of deforestation in the Amazon increased by 22% between August 2017 and May 2018 compared to the same period the previous year, according to figures published by IMAZON, a non-profit research institute. Forest degradation is up by 218%. In June 2018, deforestation reached an area of 1,168 square kilometres – the highest monthly…
REDD is “no silver bullet”, admits Ola Elvestuen Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment
Speaking at the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum 2018, Norway’s Ola Elvestuen admits that REDD is “no silver bullet”.
Aviation and false solutions: The farce of the “Florestal Santa Maria” REDD project in Mato Grosso, Brazil
The Florestal Santa Maria REDD project is built on the farce of REDD, the farce of FSC-certification and the farce of carbon trading.