An exhaustively-documented new book says that the “carbon trading” approach to climate change is both ineffective and unjust. Carbon trading unnecessarily prolongs the world’s dependence on oil, coal and gas. Moreover, trading “dispossesses ordinary people in the South of their lands and futures without resulting in appreciable progress toward alternative energy systems,” said the book’s editor.
Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.
Campaigners say it’s “deeply concerning” that a major British bank and former COP sponsor is supporting UK coal.
Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land and air.
The oil major has provided a significant chunk of the foundation’s income.
