“The era of carbon offsets is drawing to a close. Buying carbon credits in exchange for a clean conscience while you carry on flying, buying diesel cars and powering your home with fossil fuels is no longer acceptable or widely accepted.”
Tag: UNEP
Carbonballs: “Norwegians should not have a guilty conscience about flying,” says Erik Solheim, not long before being forced to resign as head of UNEP for running up a ridiculously huge carbon footprint
REDD-Monitor’s occasional series, Carbonballs features the climate howlers made by so-called environmental leaders. Today’s post features Erik Solheim, who resigned this week as head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
UNEP’s Erik Solheim links civil society with groups supporting ISIS terrorism in Europe
The United Nations has a web page on civil society, on which it states that: Civil society is the “third sector” of society, along with government and business. It comprises civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations. The UN recognizes the importance of partnering with civil society, because it advances the Organization’s ideals, and helps support…
Rio +20: The Earth Summit Débâcle continued
This month sees the 20th anniversary of the UN Conference on Environment and Development. Rio +20 is expected to be the largest event in the history of the United Nations.
REDD and carbon markets: A look at two parallel planets
Here, as promised, is my presentation from last month’s meeting in Bangkok about carbon markets in Southeast Asia. My presentation contrasts the way the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and others still promote carbon trading despite the fact that the carbon markets have been in the doldrums for well over two years.