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Banking on carbon markets: Why the European Investment Bank got it wrong in the fight against climate change

January 18, 2012

This briefing provides an overview of the publicly documented involvement of the European Investment Bank (EIB) is support of failing carbon markets. It is based on a report by the organisations Counter Balance and Campagna per la riforma della banca mondiale (CRBM). The original report is available here.

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Banking on carbon markets.pdf	405.89 KB

Why carbon markets will not deliver for Southern governments, forests and people

November 29, 2011

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Many governments believe that carbon trading will provide substantial funding to protect or sustainably manage forests in their countries via proposed schemes to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). This briefing, signed on to by 28 organisations explains why carbon markets will not deliver for Southern governments, forests and peoples.

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carbonleaflet_25nov.pdf	326.76 KB

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Why Congo Basin countries stand to lose out from a market based REDD

December 7, 2009

This briefing paper unravels the implications of setting a historical baseline with a correction factor for low deforestation countries. It also explains why carbon markets are unlikely to raise the anticipated funds for forest protection, due to the unsuitability of applying these policy mechanisms to forests, and why any funds raised are unlikely to reach Central Africa or other regions with low deforestation rates and weak governance. Wider institutional and policy reforms, which are crucial to tackling deforestation effectively, would be better addressed by a funding mechanism which does not involve the trading of carbon.

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congo basin countries lose out.pdf	266.55 KB

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Avoiding Deforestation and Degradation: Walking the tightrope to success

August 21, 2008

A short briefing note which looks at how to ensure REDD schemes have a threefold purpose: to safeguard and enforce the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, to bring an end to great swathes of deforestation and to help address climate change.

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walking the tightrope to success	1.08 MB
Marcher sur la corde raide menant au succès	1.02 MB

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Seeing RED; avoided deforestation and rights issues

December 8, 2007

This briefing explains why the UNFCC Conference in Bali (December 2007) needs to answer certain important questions related to forest governance and forest peoples' rights before negotiating a post-2012 climate agreement that may include forests.

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OPEN	331.3 KB

The CDM methodology approval process and the exclusion of avoided fuel switch projects

June 16, 2006

Explanatory Briefing on avoided fuel switch projects and the CDM approval process for project methodologies.

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OPEN	62.54 KB

Fake 'credit card' leaflet

June 16, 2006

Ten reasons to say no to carbon sinks credits.

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Credit card	235.54 KB

Carbon 'offset' - no magic solution to 'neutralise' fossil fuel emissions

July 5, 2005

FERN explains the myth of carbon 'offset' in a special briefing.

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OPEN	635.46 KB

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