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Cancelled: Mexico’s World Bank FCPF Carbon Fund programme

Posted on 12 March 202112 March 2021

Mexico’s Emission Reductions Programme under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility has been cancelled.

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The aviation industry’s plans for the climate: Cooking the books and the planet

Posted on 31 July 20185 April 2019

In June 2018, the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) approved rules and standards for its planned carbon trading scheme, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). We are sleepwalking into a climate disaster.

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Shooting the messenger: How EDF’s Chris Meyer reacts to allegations of rights abuses in the context of REDD

Posted on 30 November 2017

In October 2017, CIFOR put out a report titled, “Rights abuse allegations in the context of REDD+ readiness and implementation: A preliminary review and proposal for moving forward”. In early November, REDD-Monitor wrote a post about the report.

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Greenpeace opposes REDD offsets in California. But that’s not what EDF’s Steve Schwartzman wants you to think

Posted on 31 May 2016

At a recent workshop in Sacramento, Environmental Defense Fund’s Steve Schwartzman was waving around copies of a letter in favour of California using REDD offsets in its cap and trade scheme. Following the letter was a list of NGO logos, including that of Greenpeace Brazil. But Greenpeace has consistently opposed REDD offsets in California. How…

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Don’t plant trees to address climate change. Instead, leave fossil fuels in the ground

Posted on 24 September 201420 January 2019

Last week, the New York Times published an article that argues that, “The science says that spending precious dollars for climate change mitigation on forestry is high-risk”. It is written by Nadine Unger, an assistant professor of atmospheric chemistry at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University.

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