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REDD myth no. 9: “Companies that buy carbon credits decarbonise faster than those that don’t”
“Carbon credits have become a comforting myth.”
 • Chris Lang
What has happened to Verra’s “investigation” into the Kariba REDD project in Zimbabwe?
19 months after starting its “investigation”, Verra remains silent.
 • Chris Lang
Colombia’s Constitutional Court rules in favour of Indigenous Peoples. Identifies serious flaws in the REDD+ Baka Rokarire project
Indigenous communities accused Masbosques, Ruby Canyon Environmental, and Cercarbono of failing to respect their rights.
 • Chris Lang
Big Polluters are buying cheap, old, junk carbon offsets
A new study shows that 87% of offsets retired by companies like Shell, Delta Airlines, Chevron, and Eni carry a high risk of not providing emissions…
 • Chris Lang
Yet more evidence that Big Polluters are using junk offsets to avoid climate action
Corporate Accountability’s research reveals that companies’ emissions reductions and carbon neutral claims are dubious at best.
 • Chris Lang
“It destroys everything,” says Indigenous leader about the REDD+ Baka Rokarire project in Colombia
Local leaders say they wish they'd never heard of Baka Rokarire.
 • Chris Lang
Lawsuit against Delta Air Lines for “carbon neutral” claims
Delta’s carbon neutral claims relied heavily on carbon offsets.
 • Chris Lang
Aviation and the offsetting climate scam
In an article published last week in The Washington Post, journalist JD Shadel takes a look at the carbon offsets that airlines offer.
 • Chris Lang
Companies buy older and cheaper carbon offsets. But that’s just Gresham’s Law in action: “Bad money drives out good”
Last week, REDD-Monitor wrote about Cory Doctorow’s opinion on carbon offsets, the scam that allows Big Polluters to continue polluting while pretending…
 • Chris Lang
Re-branding REDD: How the LEAF Coalition aims to greenwash Big Polluters like Delta Airlines, Amazon, Bayer, Nestlé, Salesforce, and…
The LEAF Coalition (Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance) will sell carbon credits for avoided deforestation.
 • Chris Lang
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