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Isangi REDD project: “Emissions reductions were likely short-lived if they occurred at all”
Verra has frozen the buffer pool carbon credits from the project.
Oct 3
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Chris Lang
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15.2 million fake carbon credits were sold from the Kariba REDD project according to Verra
Almost two years after suspending the project, Verra has completed its carbon accounting review. The quality control review is still ongoing.
Oct 2
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Chris Lang
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Forest cleared for Irrigation Dam 2 construction overlaps proposed Samkos REDD project in Cambodia
A series of dams is under construction or already built inside Wildlife Alliance’s Samkos and Southern Cardamom REDD projects.
Sep 12
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Chris Lang
3
Terra Global Capital and Anew Climate: How a US$640 million carbon deal fell apart
This is a story about a US$640 million carbon deal gone wrong.
Sep 8
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Chris Lang
7
German court rules that Apple Watch is not “carbon neutral”
Another legal victory for Deutsche Umwelthilfe against corporate greenwash.
Aug 26
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Chris Lang
3
A “green rush” for carbon offsets is fuelling land grabs in the Global South
New report from the Robert Bosch Stiftung and TMG Research.
Aug 5
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Chris Lang
10
“People in Isangi wonder why they didn’t get a better share”
DW News journalist Jonas Gerding visits the Blattner family’s Isangi REDD project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jul 31
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Chris Lang
3
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Editorial in Science magazine confirms the conflict of interest at the heart of carbon offsetting: Auditors paid by project developers
“Auditors are unlikely to stay in business if they disapprove credits at the high rates that research suggests would be appropriate today.”
Jul 11
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Chris Lang
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Illegal logging and REDD in Brazil
An investigation by Reuters reveals that illegal loggers are cashing in on carbon credits.
Jul 9
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Chris Lang
7
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New research finds that Verra’s buffer pool for REDD projects is way too small
“The numbers aren’t actually based on any science, as far as anyone can tell.”
Jul 7
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Chris Lang
8
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At last! Forest Stewardship Council admits that it has certified logging operations on the territory of Indigenous Peoples living in…
One of these certificates was awarded in 2007. The other in 2011.
Jul 2
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Chris Lang
8
Built to fail. New report from Corporate Accountability reveals that carbon offset projects still fail to deliver
Carbon trading cannot be reformed. It will always be a dangerous distraction from meaningful climate action.
Jun 25
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Chris Lang
8
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