On 7 October 2016, the General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) announced its plans to set up a mechanism to offset its ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions. The Global Market-Based Measure is planned to start in 2021, but all the details (such as which carbon credits might be elligible) are still to be agreed.
While I received this 2016 posting in August 2023, it remains salient. While the UN Paris process may have some value for communication and exchange of experience, the UN as an implementer of climate programs is a dead end. Why? Examine the outcomes and approaches of the Kyoto Clean Development Mechanism, REDD, ICAO and the IMO with regard to CO2 reductions. The infatuation with voluntary carbon offsets is a cancer.
Thanks for this comment! I'm sorry I accidentally emailed out a seven year old post. I'm slowly transferring everything from redd-monitor.org to this Substack. And with each post if I don't remember to click on the button to tell Substack *not* to send out an email, the post goes out to everyone who has subscribed.
Anyway, I'm glad you think it remains salient! Let's face it, the UN is just not going to sort out the climate crisis.
While I received this 2016 posting in August 2023, it remains salient. While the UN Paris process may have some value for communication and exchange of experience, the UN as an implementer of climate programs is a dead end. Why? Examine the outcomes and approaches of the Kyoto Clean Development Mechanism, REDD, ICAO and the IMO with regard to CO2 reductions. The infatuation with voluntary carbon offsets is a cancer.
Thanks for this comment! I'm sorry I accidentally emailed out a seven year old post. I'm slowly transferring everything from redd-monitor.org to this Substack. And with each post if I don't remember to click on the button to tell Substack *not* to send out an email, the post goes out to everyone who has subscribed.
Anyway, I'm glad you think it remains salient! Let's face it, the UN is just not going to sort out the climate crisis.