The United Nations’ negotiations on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation – REDD+ – has become increasingly central in global discussions on climate change. This paper takes on ten misconceptions about the suitability of carbon mar
California's approach towards REDD credits -- offsets generated from avoiding deforestation or degradation in tropical countries -- will undermine both environmental and financial market integrity of the state's climate policy.
This issue brief examines the Clean Development Mechanism's and the International Finance Corporation's track records of leveraging private finance in order to draw important lessons and recommendations for the design of the Green Climate Fund.
Friends of the Earth U.S.'s input on the role of the private sector in the design of the Green Climate Fund.
Print ad run in the Omaha-World Herald to challenge Warren Buffet on the Iowa rate hike legislation
A civil society analysis of mitigation issues in the Durban talks
This briefing reviews the state of the existing forest carbon market as well as the costs and benefits of a carbon offset approach for developing countries, indigenous peoples and local communities to inform policy debates at the Durban climate talks. Des
Letter objecting to the complete exclusion of observers from the second day of the Carbon Fund meeting in Barcelona.
Re: Conversion of “marginal lands” for the purpose of biofuel production.