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| Europe cannot drill its way to a low-carbon economy, say climate justice groups 21 May 2013 The European Union (EU) and their national governments are set to discuss increased shale gas extraction in Europe which will increase environmental and social harm as well as dangerous climate change Brussels, May 21, 2013. - EU leaders will meet tomorrow (May 22nd) to discuss how to lower energy prices and this way ‘improve’ European industrial competitiveness (1). However, th... |
| Trading emissions is NOT a solution to climate change 16 May 2013 Civil society organizations and social movements around the world tell California’s Governor that “Trading emissions is NOT a solution to climate change” To: - The Honourable Jerry B... Read More | Protecting carbon to destroy forests: Land enclosures and REDD+ 25 Apr 2013 This paper provides historical background and reports of experiences on the ground to show how land and nature enclosures are central to REDD+, and why it therefore cannot be fixed. The need to halt ... Read More | International open letter: Oppose Drax coal to biomass conversion plans 24 Apr 2013 Converting coal plants to burn biomass only replaces one disaster with another. DRAX, (and some other large coal burning utilities in the UK and elsewhere), seek to convert half of their facility to burn wood pe... Read More |
| Protest Coal Biomass Conversions! 22 Apr 2013 24 April, 2013 London, UK In July 2012, Drax confirmed that it plans to convert half of its capacity to burning biomass – this will make Drax by far the biggest biomass-burning power station in the world. If this goes ahead, Drax will be burning pellets made from up to 15.8 million tonnes of ... Read More | Please sign-on a statement of solidarity to Open Letter from Acre/Brazil on REDD 18 Apr 2013 The state of California is in the final stages of deciding whether or not to accept offset credits from REDD offset projects in Acre into the California cap-and-trade system. A working group set up to make recommendations on the issue to the CA government supported such an inclusion (the composition of... Read More |
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| cap and tradeLetting the market play: corporate lobbying and the financial regulation of carbon trading 12 Oct 2011 The European Union is changing its rules on how carbon is traded in response to a series of fraud cases and the financial crisis. This report looks at how corporate lobbies are trying to influence this process, and notes that such measu... Read More | monoculturesOn the International Day against Monoculture Plantations, support the No REDD Platform! 21 Sep 2011 On the World Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations, The No REDD Platform, a coalition of climate justice groups and Indigenous peoples organizations, seeks support for the letter attached. With this letter we aim to a... Read More | monoculturesLa cementera ARGOS en los Montes de María, Colombia: 18 Sep 2011 Las políticas del cambio climático como herramientas para la legalización del despojo, el control territorial y la imposición de megaproyectos agroindustrales Según la cantidad de hectáreas s... Read More | cap and tradeEurope’s ETS rewards big polluters 01 May 2011 Europe’s biggest polluters have made billions out of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS). But a new briefing by Carbon Trade Watch (CTW) says the scheme will ensure industry will not have to cut its emissions until at least ... Read More |
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| Flagship carbon scheme in jeopardy? 17 Apr 2013 The European Parliament has voted against proposals to prop up the world's leading carbon trading scheme, designed to reduce CO2 emissions. The price to emit has plummeted to a record low, raising q... Read More | Why are carbon markets failing? 13 Apr 2013 For years we have put our faith in the market to incentivise cleaner technology, and for years the carbon market has been riddled with corruption. It's time to try something else Carbon mar... Read More | Time to scrap ETS in favour of effective climate measures 21 Feb 2013 Calls for the European Union to scrap the ETS. Wendel Trio and Bernadette Segol last week called for support of “backloading” and subsequent structural reform of the failing emiss... Read More | EU urged to scrap carbon trading scheme 18 Feb 2013 The European Union's flagship carbon reduction policy has come under fire from campaigners who claim it actually increases emissions and forces ordinary people to bear the costs while polluters make... Read More |
