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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.

Pourquoi les marchés du carbone ne profiteront pas aux gouvernements, aux forêts et aux populations des pays du sud

November 29, 2011

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Nombreux sont les gouvernements à penser que les échanges de carbone apporteront un financement substantiel en vue de la protection ou de la gestion durable des forêts dans leurs pays, grâce aux programmes de réduction des émissions en provenance de la déforestation et de la dégradation des forêts (REDD). Le présent rapport signé par 28 organisations explique pourquoi les marchés du carbone ne profiteront pas aux gouvernements, aux forêts et aux populations des pays du sud.

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.

O REDD+ e os mercados de carbono: Dez mitos detonados

October 4, 2011

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Nos últimos quatro anos, as negociações das Nações Unidas sobre a Redução de Emissões por Desmatamento e Degradação Florestal (REDD+) têm se tornado cada vez mais importantes nas discussões globais sobre as mudanças climáticas. Infelizmente, ainda há uma série de concepções seriamente errôneas sobre os mercados de carbono como maneira de financiar a proteção florestal. O objetivo deste paper é demonstrar por que essas suposições são falsas ou enganosas.

Submission to the UK climate change committee enquiry into the EU ETS

September 6, 2011

This submission to the "EU Emissions Trading System: New Inquiry" shows that fundamental flaws in the design of the EU ETS have been exposed by (a) a series of fraud and cybercrime incidents; (b) the excessive use of carbon offsets by companies hoarding higher-value EU ETS permits received free of charge; and (c) the lack of a functioning regulatory possibility to adjust thesupply of EU ETS emission permits to a sharp economic downturn, and theresulting drop in emissions far below projected levels that were used to calculate permit allocation.

Projetado para fracassar? Os conceitos, práticas e controvérsias por trás do comércio de carbono.

June 15, 2011

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Estamos lançando o mundo numa experiência vasta, sem precedentes, e o aquecimento global já é uma realidade. Os climatólogos  alertam:  se  não  reduzirmos  maciçamente nosso  uso  de  combustíveis  fósseis,  começando  imediatamente, estas mudanças provavelmente serão catastróficas, representando uma séria ameaça à viabilidade das sociedades humanas como nós as conhecemos hoje em dia.

Voué à l’échec ? Notions, pratiques et controverses sous-jacentes au commerce du carbone.

April 14, 2011

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Le commerce du carbone est devenu le pilier central des efforts internationaux pour freiner le changement climatique. Il s’agit d’un terme que la plupart des gens reconnaîtront, mais bien moins nombreux sont ceux qui possèdent une bonne compréhension de sa signification, ou encore de son fonctionnement. Encore plus rares sont ceux qui s’estiment en mesure de juger de son succès ou de son échec.

 

¿Diseñado para fracasar? Los conceptos, las prácticas y las controversias detrás del comercio de carbono

March 7, 2011

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¿Diseñado para fracasar? Los conceptos, las prácticas y las controversias detrás del comercio de carbono. Ahora disponible en español.

El calentamiento global es ya una realidad. Los climatólogos advierten que, a menos que reduzcamos masivamente el uso de combustibles fósiles de manera inmediata, los cambios climáticos serán probablemente catastróficos, lo que representa una grave amenaza para la viabilidad de la sociedades humanas tal y como las conocemos hoy en día.

Submission to UN consultation on new market-based mechanisms to enhance the cost-effectiveness of, and promote, mitigation actions

February 24, 2011

This submission concludes that the EU ETS and the Kyoto Protocol’s carbon trading schemes have been designed to fail: they assume the contribution of carbon permits and offset credits to limiting greenhouse gas emissions to a verifiable target to be the same, when in reality they are not because calculation of offsets depends on unverifiable hypothetical baselines from which offset volumes are calculated.