All around the world, groups are preparing for a day of action to raise awareness of the impacts of the biomass industry. YOU are invited to join them! #BigBadBiomass🪚🌳 You can take part: organise an online or offline action on October 21st. Learn how: environmentalpaper.org/2025/08/idoa...

not the main point here but truly it fucks me off so much when a guy like this publishes something monstrous, shitty, incorrect and lazy, and he characterises the responses as "polarising" Yes, the two poles were "awful people who liked it" and "everyone else who hated it"

One of the most destructive corporations in the world, Asia Pulp and Paper, announced a new “sustainability platform” last week. It’s a step backwards from APP’s 2013 Forest Conservation Policy - which in any case the company completely failed to implement. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/greenwash-...

🚨 Cambodia is going on a dam-building spree in the Southern Cardamom mountains. 🔥 Two REDD projects, the Samkos REDD project and the Southern Cardamom REDD project, are affected. 🚨 Five dams have been constructed. Eight more are under construction. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/forest-cle...

“In 2015, Gucci emitted 801,000 tonnes of CO2. In 2021, the figure was 1.09million tonnes. That’s an increase of 36%.” Gucci’s sustainability claims rely on carbon offsets & accounting tricks - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

Excellent reporting (as ever) from @geraldrflynn.bsky.social. Here's my take on REDD-Monitor (with a focus on the Samkos REDD project, predictably enough): reddmonitor.substack.com/p/forest-cle...

A new paper in Nature Geosciences questions the benefits of ecosystem restoration in addressing the climate crisis. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/the-potent...

“This is a story about a US$640 million carbon deal gone wrong. In just three years it went from accelerating climate finance for the “development of high-quality nature-based solutions” to a complex and messy court case.” reddmonitor.substack.com/p/terra-glob...

The latest on the Aspiration Partners meltdown - a US$28 million deal, paid for by Aspiration. Under the contract, LA Clippers' Kawhi Leonard didn’t have to do anything. Steve Ballmer (ex-Microsoft, owner of the Clippers) denies any wrong-doing. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/billionair...

The EU is proposing to use carbon credits to meet its 2040 climate target. This could mean anywhere between 140 million carbon credits and 700 million by 2040. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/the-eu-is-...

Not in the slightest surprised, no. I do think it's worth pointing out that the industrial monoculture plantations in Paraguay, from which Apple buys carbon credits, have serious impacts on the communities living near them.

Not only do these monoculture eucalyptus plantations in Paraguay not make Apple’s watches carbon neutral — they are sprayed with dangerous agrochemicals. The agrochemicals are restricted or banned in Europe. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/apple-buys...

A company called Carbon Done Right claims to be doing the right thing in Sierra Leone. It isn’t - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is being touted as a “lifeline for forest conservation”. But two economists, Max Alexander Matthey and Aidan Hollis have looked at the risks behind the investment. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/the-tropic...

Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, recently responded a post on LinkedIn by Matthew Ross about natural capital. Her response is so good, I thought it was worth recording for future reference. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/natural-ca...

Wait, this is the same company that the propublica reporter intervewed me about 4 years ago? I remember that interview. That's remarkable, I hadn't made the connection.

A recent paper in the journal Nature looks at ways nature-based climate solutions could be improved. One option is to replace carbon offsets with a “contributions” approach. Instead of buying offsets, corporations pay for climate mitigation. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/a-proposal...

They even got a write up by @reddmonitor.bsky.social a few months ago! reddmonitor.substack.com/p/aspiration..., maybe Chris should do another story exploring the basketball angle.

On 26 August 2025, the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court ruled that Apple cannot advertise its Watch as “carbon neutral”. The court ruled that Apple’s advertising was misleading and in breach of Germany’s Unfair Competition Act. @umwelthilfe.bsky.social reddmonitor.substack.com/p/german-cou...

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

🚨 More on the Aspiration Partners meltdown. 🚨 Originally a fintech company. 🚨 Then a carbon credit company. 🚨 Joe Sanberg, one of Aspiration's co-founders, will plead guilt to a US$248 million scheme to defraud investors. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/joe-sanber...

⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 happening now: #ClimateLitigation court hearing in Zug, Switzerland 🇨🇭, in 𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑣. 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑖𝑚. This civil law case seeks to hold one of the largest carbon major accountable for climate harms. 🧵 live reporting from the Court house, with summary of legal arguments and key elements of context👇

A recent report by ActionAid USA highlights the dangers of carbon markets, for the climate and local communities. The report includes a series of recommendations: ensuring land rights, transparency, grievance mechanisms, avoiding “middle men”, and no offsets. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/protecting...

“The reality is that we urgently need to massively reduce emissions as quickly as possible, & offsets allow the companies or government buying the offsets to continue polluting.” #CarbonCon The US Government’s carbon credit wish list - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

Rainforest Foundation US, RFUK, and RFNorway have put out a statement: “we have no connection, past or present, with the German-owned private business ‘Rainforest Foundation Pastaza’ that is operating in Ecuador”. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/dispossess...

1000% agree with Morgan. There are mannnny things I dislike about this OpenAI contest. It makes me think of antiquarian imperial and colonial archaeology - the complete disregard of ethics and communities in a race to be the first to "discover" sites. Pith helmets replaced by computer keyboards. 🏺

The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a new licensing round for 52 oil blocks. Some of these overlap with protected areas and/or the Cuvette Centrale, the world’s largest tropical peatland complex. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/drcs-52-ne...

Looks like important work.

The US tech industry has truly become an enemy of humanity.

The ICJ ruled that countries could be liable for failing “to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from GHG emissions”. Carbon trading is a dangerous distraction from taking appropriate action to protect the climate system. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/the-intern...

Will and Holly Alpine used to work at Microsoft. They left because of Microsoft's work with the oil industry. They have now set up an organisation called Enabled Emissions which highlights the impact of Big Tech and AI's deals with fossil fuel companies. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/microsoft-...

“These companies buy carbon credits to give the appearance of doing something to address the climate crisis, while greenwashing their ongoing pollution.” BBC Panorama documentary on the Kasigau REDD project in Kenya - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

“Verra made no attempt to investigate whether the money from sales of #carbonoffsets was actually reaching the communities living in the project area. Spoiler alert: Most of the money did not reach the communities.” #CarbonCon - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

Merlin Thompson sold US$1.8 million of carbon credits for EV chargers that hadn't even been delivered. Once they were delivered, he didn't bother plugging them in. Or even unwrapping them. "I'm not trying to purposely defraud anybody," Thompson said. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/merlin-tho...

“Companies want us to buy their stuff & for us to think… we are contributing to solve the climate crisis. Sorry but that’s bullshit.” “A lot of these offsets that have been sold on the voluntary carbon market are essentially worthless” - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

The Chachibay Declaration opposes extractive projects, fortress conservation, and REDD in the territories of Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/recently-c...

By 2060, land-based climate pledges could require up to 1 billion hectares of land. Much of this will be in the Global South. This comes on top of agribusiness land grabs. Verra has 24 million hectares of land-based carbon projects on its registry. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/a-green-ru...

More on the Blattner family's Isangi REDD project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Based on a visit to the now defunct REDD project by Jonas Gerding for DW News. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/people-in-...

A hill that I would die on is that COP conferences should be held online or host companies should undertake no additional building work or infrastructure development.

Brazil will host COP30 in November 2025. Brazil's congress just passed a "devastation bill" that allows companies to give themselves licenses to destroy the rainforest. More than 580,000 people have signed a petition to get President Lula to veto the bill. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/brazils-de...

US company Climate Care Innovations has been fined US$425,000 by the Washington Department of Ecology. The company, and related companies, made some pretty wild claims on their websites, including having 78 billion carbon credits "under management". reddmonitor.substack.com/p/washington...

Trees for Global Benefits: “Climate neutral” burgers in Sweden. Starvation in Uganda - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

“Let me stop you right there.” The BBC’s missed opportunity to talk about colonialism, elite capture, the climate crisis & Exxon’s carbon bomb in Guyana - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples calls for moratorium on carbon markets - @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmoni...

I'll keep posting it to try and get traction!

"Auditors can't save carbon offsets" - editorial in Science magazine. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/editorial-...

An investigation by Reuters reveals that illegal loggers are profiting from sales of carbon credits in Brazil. Landowners, developers, or forestry companies involved in at least 24 REDD projects have been fined for illegal deforestation by IBAMA. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/illegal-lo...

The Ethnic Council of the Kichwa Peoples of Amazonia (CEPKA) has put out a statement about the Kichwa's struggle to get their territory and rights recognised since the creation of the Cordillera Azul National Park. reddmonitor.substack.com/p/we-will-no...

Carbon Credits are dangerous rubbish.