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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.
16 hrs ago
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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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UN University report warns against carbon credits from REDD, tree planting, and improved forest management
But the report stops short of recommending banning the trade in carbon temporarily stored in trees.
Jun 12
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UN University report warns against carbon credits from REDD, tree planting, and improved forest management
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What has happened to Verra’s “investigation” into the Kariba REDD project in Zimbabwe?
19 months after starting its “investigation”, Verra remains silent.
May 30
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What has happened to Verra’s “investigation” into the Kariba REDD project in Zimbabwe?
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TotalEnergies abandons its carbon plantations in the Republic of Congo
Foreign staff working on the Batéké Carbon Sink have left the country.
May 28
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Chris Lang
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TotalEnergies abandons its carbon plantations in the Republic of Congo
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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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“Offsets do not prevent or undo the harms caused by burning fossil fuels,” Energy Australia admits
Energy Australia’s statement is part of a settlement in a legal case about greenwashing brought by Parents for Climate.
May 20
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“Offsets do not prevent or undo the harms caused by burning fossil fuels,” Energy Australia admits
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“Answered in the documents:” How Paul Rowett, co-founder of Toco, avoided answering REDD-Monitor’s questions
Toco, digital currency, carbon credits, fossil fuels, consumerism, and capitalism.
May 15
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Chris Lang
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“Answered in the documents:” How Paul Rowett, co-founder of Toco, avoided answering REDD-Monitor’s questions
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The return of the carbon bomb: Democratic Republic of Congo opens 52 oil exploration blocks in the Cuvette Centrale peatlands
The Notre Terre Sans Pétrole coalition is demanding an immediate halt to the process.
May 12
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Chris Lang
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The return of the carbon bomb: Democratic Republic of Congo opens 52 oil exploration blocks in the Cuvette Centrale peatlands
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A response from Paul Rowett, co-founder of Toco: “Redesigning Market Systems to Drive Climate Action”
“A rebuttal to REDD-Monitor’s critique of Toco.”
May 6
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Chris Lang
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A response from Paul Rowett, co-founder of Toco: “Redesigning Market Systems to Drive Climate Action”
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Tony Blair is a climate lobbyist for Big Tech and Big Polluters
How the media got the story completely wrong.
May 1
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Tony Blair is a climate lobbyist for Big Tech and Big Polluters
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Guyana’s Amerindian Peoples Association at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: “We were not properly consulted on how our forests…
The Petrostate of Guyana does not respect the right to free, prior and informed consent.
Apr 29
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Guyana’s Amerindian Peoples Association at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: “We were not properly consulted on how our forests and lands would be used”
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