by No-Redd | Aug 6, 2024 | Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Forests & Biodiversity, Interviews
Interview with Nnimmo Bassey, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) Executive Director, Nigeria In a riveting conversation, Nnimmo Bassey, a renowned activist, architect, poet, and pastor, delves into his transformative journey from spearheading Environmental...
by No-Redd | Jul 13, 2023 | Carbon Trading, Climate Change
This week saw the first Africa Voluntary Carbon Credits Market Forum in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Organised by Africa Voluntary Carbon Credits Market and Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Environment, the Forum’s theme is “Accelerating Africa into the Climate Economy”. Bloomberg...
by No-Redd | Jan 18, 2022 | Climate Change, Forests & Biodiversity, Plantations & Agriculture
On 16 March 2021, Total – the French company ranked seventh globally for production of oil – announced plans to plant a “40,000 hectare forest” in the Republic of Congo, the aim of which is to “sequester more than 10 million tons of CO2 over 20 years”. The company...
by No-Redd | Nov 25, 2021 | Climate Change
Today a draft agreement at COP26 was released, calling on nations to accelerate the phasing out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies and make pledges to cut emissions by the end of 2022. The draft also urges wealthy nations to “urgently scale-up” financial support for...
by No-Redd | Dec 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Forests & Biodiversity, Plantations & Agriculture
By Chris Lang On 5 December 2019, at COP25 in Madrid, the International Emissions Trading Association held a side event to launch its Markets for Natural Climate Solutions initiative. The aim is to help create “Global markets for carbon credits...
by No-Redd | Nov 27, 2015 | Climate Change, Forests & Biodiversity
The climate negotiations have done worse than nothing to prevent climate change. Nigerian activist Adesuwa Uwagie-Ero takes us on a historical journey, and suggests some ways to shift the international process onto a path toward climate justice. Seeing REDD As...
