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New study finds that it would be better to leave fossil fuels in the ground rather than attempting to offset ever-increasing emissions
Tree planting is a false solution to the climate crisis. And there just isn't enough land to offset emissions from burning fossil fuels.
Jun 23
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New study finds that it would be better to leave fossil fuels in the ground rather than attempting to offset ever-increasing emissions
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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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Chris Lang
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UN University report warns against carbon credits from REDD, tree planting, and improved forest management
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Friends of the Earth new report on biodiversity and climate crises: “REDD is not an effective climate solution”
Governments and corporations are banking on offsets and are locking in emissions.
Apr 24
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Chris Lang
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Friends of the Earth new report on biodiversity and climate crises: “REDD is not an effective climate solution”
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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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Colonial conservation at work: Mangrove replanting in Sénégal for carbon offsets
The Senegalese villagers who did most of the work saw about 5% of the money.
Sep 3, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Colonial conservation at work: Mangrove replanting in Sénégal for carbon offsets
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Rabobank’s tree planting project in Côte d’Ivoire overestimates carbon credits by 600%. Microsoft is one of the buyers of these credits
No provable additionality. And double counting.
Jul 8, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Rabobank’s tree planting project in Côte d’Ivoire overestimates carbon credits by 600%. Microsoft is one of the buyers of these credits
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Trees for Global Benefits: “Climate neutral” burgers in Sweden. Starvation in Uganda
A new investigation by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet exposes the inequity of carbon offsetting.
May 6, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Trees for Global Benefits: “Climate neutral” burgers in Sweden. Starvation in Uganda
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How the the African Forest Restoration Initiative threatens savannas and grasslands
“Increasing tree cover in open ecosystems globally represents a major threat.”
Mar 25, 2024
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Chris Lang
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How the the African Forest Restoration Initiative threatens savannas and grasslands
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Aspiration is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission about the quality of its carbon offsets
How Aspiration went from a fintech investment firm to a carbon broker.
Jan 24, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Aspiration is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission about the quality of its carbon offsets
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“If no one had ever said, ‘Plant a trillion trees,’ I think we’d have been in a lot better space”
Says Thomas Crowther, AKA Mr. Trillion Trees himself
Dec 21, 2023
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“If no one had ever said, ‘Plant a trillion trees,’ I think we’d have been in a lot better space”
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The Araku Valley Livelihood Project in India generates carbon credits to make Evian bottled water “carbon neutral”. But villagers have…
Villagers plant trees on their land but have signed away carbon rights
Oct 23, 2023
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Chris Lang
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The Araku Valley Livelihood Project in India generates carbon credits to make Evian bottled water “carbon neutral”. But villagers have signed away the rights to money from carbon credits
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“Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless”
David Ho’s recent paper in Nature prioritises eliminating polluting activities.
Apr 7, 2023
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“Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless”
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