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“Economists have had more influence on climate policy than atmospheric scientists. I think that should cause everyone to pause and consider…
Interview with Nat Dyer, author of the book “Ricardo’s Dream: How economists forgot the real world and led us astray”.
Oct 13, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Book review: Ricardo’s Dream by Nat Dyer
Nat Dyer’s excellent book takes a deep dive into what lies behind simple economic theories and simple models, and their impact on the real world.
Mar 31, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Using carbon credits to close coal plants will not deliver climate benefits
“Promotion of carbon credits for financing coal phaseouts is misguided and unfortunate.”
Dec 2, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Biodiversity credits: A “new form of green colonization plundering agricultural land for the benefit of financialization”
Via Campesina, Confédération Paysanne, and more than 270 civil society organisations and academics oppose biodiversity credits and offsets.
Oct 4, 2024
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Chris Lang
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The claim that “Carbon credits could generate US$82 billion” per year in Africa is based on a made in the USA fairy tale
Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, keeps telling us that Africa could earn US$82 billion a year from carbon…
Dec 11, 2023
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Chris Lang
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Nine reasons why REDD is a false solution: Friends of the Earth International
“REDD is a risky and false solution to climate change, both in theory and in practice,” argues a new report by Friends of the Earth International.
Oct 15, 2014
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Chris Lang
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Interview with Andy White, Rights and Resources Initiative: “The global market for forest carbon is not going to establish itself anytime…
Interview with Andy White, Coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, Washington DC, by email.
May 24, 2011
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Chris Lang
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McKinsey again: The consultants and the Congo
McKinsey & Co. is one of main promoters of the myth that REDD will be cheap. In 2009, Carter Bales, an emeritus director at McKinsey said that, “You can…
May 10, 2011
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Chris Lang
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“The black box is a problem for everybody.” Benoît Bosquet comments on McKinsey’s cost curves
Earlier this month, Greenpeace released a report slamming McKinsey’s work on REDD – in particular the McKinsey cost curve.Thanks for reading…
Apr 26, 2011
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Chris Lang
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McKinsey’s advice on REDD is “fundamentally flawed” says Greenpeace
Yesterday, Greenpeace released a report titled, “Bad Influence: How McKinsey-inspired plans lead to rainforest destruction.” The report highlights how…
Apr 8, 2011
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Chris Lang
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Increasing deforestation in Guyana gives Norway a headache
“The world is looking for a great example somewhere,” Jan Hartke, a consultant to the Clinton Foundation wrote in June 2009.
Jan 27, 2011
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Chris Lang
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McREDD: How McKinsey ‘cost-curves’ are distorting REDD
McKinsey & Company has benefited from a series of consultancies, advising governments about REDD.
Nov 27, 2010
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Chris Lang
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