By Chris Lang The Wall Street Journal recently reported from Peru about the “opaque network of traders, registries, raters, governments and investors that each can take a slice of the transactions” when carbon offsets are sold from REDD projects.
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German supermarket Aldi buys carbon offsets from monoculture eucalyptus plantations in Uruguay in order to claim that its milk is “carbon neutral”
Aldi buys carbon offsets from industrial tree plantations in Uruguay to claim that its milk is “carbon neutral”.
NIHT Inc’s misleading statements about the company’s REDD operations in Papua New Guinea
NIHT Inc gives misleading information on its website, stating that the company’s values “naturally align” with CCB Standards. NIHT Inc is not CCB certified.
Verra prohibits tokenisation of retired offsets. Toucan welcomes the news
Verra prohibits tokenisation – but only of retired offsets from its registry. A new type of “imobilized” offset can be tokenised.
Ecomapuá Amazon REDD Project, Brazil: Pública investigation reveals Ecomapuá Conservação is selling “illegal” carbon offsets from land it does not own, without transferring the money to local communities
Ecomapuá Amazon REDD Project: A detailed investigation by the Brazilian investigative journalism website Pública reveals a REDD project selling “illegal” carbon offsets from land it does not own.