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REDD+ and carbon markets: Ten myths exploded
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 tak…
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The risks of REDD in California’s cap and trade
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…
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Leveraging Private Finance: Lessons for climate and development effectiveness
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 recommendatio…
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Recommendations to the Transitional Committee for 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.
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"I think it’s dead for a long, long time." Warren Buffet on nuclear reactors
Print ad run in the Omaha-World Herald to challenge Warren Buffet on the Iowa rate hike legislation
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Durban Assessment: A Climate Deal for the 1% or the 99%?
A civil society analysis of mitigation issues in the Durban talks
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REDD in California’s Cap and Trade: Undermining Environmental and Financial Market Integrity
The State of California is poised to become the first cap and trade market to accept forest carbon offset credits for compliance purposes. This briefing paper details the related problems and risks.
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Letter to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Re: Carbon fund risks undermining REDD readiness
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Letter to Facility Management Team and Carbon Fund Participants
Letter objecting to the complete exclusion of observers from the second day of the Carbon Fund meeting in Barcelona.
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Letter to the California Air Resources Board
Re: Conversion of “marginal lands” for the purpose of biofuel production.