An exhaustively-documented new book says that theย โcarbon tradingโ approach to climate change is both ineffective and unjust.ย Carbon trading unnecessarily prolongs the world’s dependence on oil, coal and gas.ย Moreover, trading โdispossesses ordinary people in the South of their lands andย futures without resulting in appreciable progress toward alternative energy systems,โ said the book’s editor.
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Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a โtoxic CO2 dumping groundโ.
New controversy adds to scrutiny of party's finances.
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
