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.
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.
Response from Steve Zwick, Verra: “Verra will ask Kanaka Management Systems to cease and desist any actions that may mislead communities into thinking that Verra has not already rejected the project”
By Chris Lang An Indian company called Kanaka Management Systems has plans to set up a REDD project covering an area of more than 72 million hectares in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In April 2022, NGOs working in DRC wrote to DRC’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development raising…