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Transparency International US: Conflicts of interest in carbon markets are “pervasive”
“It’s as if the students are designing their own assignments and grading their own papers.”
Apr 2
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Chris Lang
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Greenwashing destruction: APRIL’s Kampar Peninsula REDD project in Indonesia
Will Verra approve millions more fake carbon credits?
Mar 31
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Chris Lang
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Brazil’s Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office files lawsuits against three of Ricardo Stoppe Júnior’s REDD projects in Amazonas
MPF is calling for the cancellation of all carbon credits from the Evergreen REDD project, the Fortaleza Ituxi REDD project, and the Unitor REDD…
Mar 20
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Chris Lang
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“The dynamics of social-ecological systems pose a fundamental challenge to attributing changes in carbon stocks to actions taken by carbon…
“The challenge is not simply poor measurement, weak data, or the absence of improved methodologies.”
Mar 9
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Chris Lang
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Carbon colonialism: The Makira REDD project in Madagascar
“The forest remained. The cost was absorbed within the community.”
Feb 18
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Chris Lang
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Communities in Zimbabwe received nothing from carbon credit sales in C-Quest’s cookstove projects
A new report by Swedwatch and Green Governance Africa exposes “missing benefit sharing and poor community engagement”.
Feb 12
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Chris Lang
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Six Malagasy civil society organisations have written to Verra to complain about Tozzi Green’s carbon plantation land grab in Madagascar
Local communities have been protesting against the company’s operations for more than a decade.
Feb 4
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Chris Lang
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“The launch of 500 million Carbon Coins appears to be inconsistent” with the Verra Registry Terms
“Verra is currently assessing the matter to determine the appropriate next steps.”
Jan 30
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Chris Lang
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Crooked Carbon Business: Livelihoods’ Mangrove Restoration project in Senegal
Substandard wages for villagers. Carbon credits for corporations.
Jan 16
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Chris Lang
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China Carbon Neutral Development Group has issued 500 million “Carbon Coins”
Blockchain-based tokens backed by 500,000 carbon credits on Verra’s registry.
Jan 15
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Chris Lang
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Caveat emptor: Auditors can’t save carbon offsets
The authors of an editorial in Science magazine reply to carbon offsetting industry responses to their critique.
Jan 13
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Chris Lang
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Statement opposing the Mejuruá REDD project in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
The project developer, BR Arbo, is accused of harassing, pressuring, and co-opting local communities, and spreading disinformation.
Dec 22, 2025
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Chris Lang
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