Verra

ORF documentary investigates the Katingan REDD project in Indonesia: “We are no longer allowed to use the forest. We are no longer allowed…

The REDD project prevents villagers from growing crops on their land.

Dec 17 •

Carbon Market Watch files a complaint about Verra’s “review” of the Southern Cardamom REDD project in Cambodia

The complaint has been submitted to the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Market.

Dec 15 •

Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market approves three REDD methodologies. Risk of millions of credits that are “non-additional…

The Oeko-Institute has withdrawn from the ICVCM. Two members of the Expert Panel have resigned.

Dec 12 •

ORF documentary investigates Rimba Raya REDD project in Indonesia: “All empty promises”

Villagers have lost their livelihoods and parts of the forest are burning.

Dec 10 •

The Guanaré carbon project: How a eucalyptus monoculture in Uruguay is greenwashing Big Polluters

British American Tobacco, easyJet, Ernst & Young, Lavazza, and Nivea have all bought carbon credits from the Guanaré project.

Nov 22 •

Gabriel Labbate’s carbon market fallacies

The Global Team Leader of the UN-REDD programme at UNEP is promoting a false solution to the climate crisis.

Nov 15 •

Nike’s non-additional carbon credits from 2006 have found a new life. In ACR’s buffer pool

Old carbon credits never die.

Nov 1 •

Verra has sacked one-quarter of its staff

Do say, “restructuring”, “realigning”, “streamlining”. Don't say, “sacked”, “fired”, “laid off”.

Oct 25 •

Conflicts of interest and Verra’s cancellation of 5 million C-Quest cookstove carbon credits

Verra’s system is riddled with conflicts of interest.

Oct 24 •

Ken Newcombe, ex-CEO of C-Quest Capital, faces criminal charges for multi-year carbon credit fraud

“The charges are a blow to the carbon offset development industry.”

Oct 3 •

Verra records largest ever loss of more than US$9 million

And Verra’s new CEO fails to address criticisms of Verra and the voluntary carbon market.

Sep 25 •

Flowcarbon is refunding investors after failing to launch its carbon credit crypto token

The death of “Goddess Nature Tokens”.

Sep 16 •

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