Carbon trading: privatising the world's forests

http://www.greenleft.org.au/2009/811/41723

Date Written:  20/09/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX10491

The World Bank sponsored carbon offset program has faced widespread criticism for, in effect, privatising forests and allowing rich nations to evade responsibility for cutting emissions themselves.

Subject Headings

• Carbon Emission Credits
• Carbon Offsets
• Emissions Credits
• Forests
• Privatization