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Record breaking areas of Brazil’s land goes up in flames. And Earth Innovation Institute proposes the false solution of selling carbon…
Earth Innovation Institute pretends to be oblivious to what is driving drought and forest fires in Brazil, which is, of course, the fossil fuel…
Jun 30
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Record breaking areas of Brazil’s land goes up in flames. And Earth Innovation Institute proposes the false solution of selling carbon credits to the oil and gas industry
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The LEAF Coalition’s REDD deal in Pará faces a lawsuit and opposition from Indigenous and Quilombola communities
The state of Pará is carrying out a consultation process six months after signing the deal.
Jun 24
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Chris Lang
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The LEAF Coalition’s REDD deal in Pará faces a lawsuit and opposition from Indigenous and Quilombola communities
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Brazil’s auction of oil and gas exploration blocks is “scientifically unsustainable, legally indefensible and morally unjustifiable”
More than 11 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent could be released.
Jun 17
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Chris Lang
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Brazil’s auction of oil and gas exploration blocks is “scientifically unsustainable, legally indefensible and morally unjustifiable”
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Federal court in Brazil rules against Wildlife Works’ REDD project on Indigenous Ka’apor territory
The court granted an injunction that temporarily suspends the REDD project.
Jun 9
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Chris Lang
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Federal court in Brazil rules against Wildlife Works’ REDD project on Indigenous Ka’apor territory
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Indigenous delegation to London demands stronger action from UK government to protect forests and support Indigenous rights
“We are being excluded from COP30 negotiations, but it is our land that has been affected.”
May 27
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Chris Lang
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Indigenous delegation to London demands stronger action from UK government to protect forests and support Indigenous rights
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The idea of using trees and soils to offset emissions from burning fossil fuels is “scientifically flawed”
“Governments need to decarbonise their economies by first focusing on stopping the burning of fossil fuels.”
May 23
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Chris Lang
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The idea of using trees and soils to offset emissions from burning fossil fuels is “scientifically flawed”
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Deforestation of tropical forests hit a record high in 2024. Fire caused almost half the destruction
“The signal in these data is particularly frightening.”
May 22
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Chris Lang
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Deforestation of tropical forests hit a record high in 2024. Fire caused almost half the destruction
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The Tropical Forests Forever Facility: “The worst conservation fund ever?”
Another false solution for tropical forests.
Mar 21
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Chris Lang
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The Tropical Forests Forever Facility: “The worst conservation fund ever?”
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Forestry researchers raise serious concerns about REDD: Focus on carbon markets leading to “lesser scrutiny of safeguards”
“What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research?”
Mar 14
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Chris Lang
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Forestry researchers raise serious concerns about REDD: Focus on carbon markets leading to “lesser scrutiny of safeguards”
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Carbify: Tree planting; An online game; The blockchain; A crypto coin; and NFTrees
And probably the best Queen cover version ever: “I want to buy trees”.
Mar 5
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Chris Lang
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Carbify: Tree planting; An online game; The blockchain; A crypto coin; and NFTrees
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Microsoft’s disastrous US$200 million carbon offset deal in Brazil
“CO₂ uptake by trees should not be used to offset fossil fuel emissions.”
Jan 31
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Chris Lang
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Microsoft’s disastrous US$200 million carbon offset deal in Brazil
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Big Tech’s false solution to ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions? You guessed it, carbon credits
“It’s problematic to trade forest carbon for fossil fuel emissions.”
Jan 2
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Chris Lang
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Big Tech’s false solution to ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions? You guessed it, carbon credits
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