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Carbon Offsets
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results6 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryCarbon trading: privatising the world's forests  Austin, Susan Article 2009 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. Conned, Carbon offsets stripped bare: New Internationalist July 2006 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2006 Discussion of the myths about carbon offsets, and details of more positive climate change steps to take. Carbon offsetting is exposed as a scam, one that's been sold to the guilt-ridden general public... Double Jeopardy: Carbon Offsets and Human Rights Abuses Checker, Melissa Article 2009 Whether you're a climate change denier or doomsayer, an avid recycler or rabid consumer of plastic bottles, there is one very good but little-known reason to oppose carbon offsets: their immediate and... Earning a Profit from Global Warming Dolack, Peter Article 2015 As evidence mounts that a warming world is hurtling toward the point of no return, the plan of the world's governments is to make adjustments to the ability of corporations to profit from polluting. S... The great 'success' of a carbon trading failure Butler, Simon Article 2009 The right to pollute has never been more affordable. Energy companies and market speculators can buy a tonne of carbon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. The low cost gives an incentive for co... Uganda: Carbon Trading Scheme Pushing People off Their Land Michael, Wambi Article 2009 Carbon trading schemes are causing the displacement of indigenous persons as western companies rush to invest in tree-planting projects in developing countries. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesClimate Justice Now! A network of organisations and movements from across the globe committed to the fight for social, ecological and gender justice. New Internationalist New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. From the Connexions ArchivesNew Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
