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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Papua New Guinea not ready for REDD – Greenpeace
Yesterday, Greenpeace presented the Papua New Guinea government with a Golden Chainsaw award “for asking for REDD money whilst continuing with rampant…
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McKinsey’s REDD plans in Papua New Guinea: Nice work if you can get it
A June 2009 confidential memorandum from the consulting firm McKinsey to the PNG government has been posted on the PNGExposed Blog. In the memo…
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NGO statement raises concerns about Democratic Republic of Congo’s Readiness Preparation Proposal
The Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) for the Democratic Republic of Congo is to be considered at the UN-REDD Policy Board meeting 17-19 March and…
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