This spring, draft recommendations for moving the agreement between California, Chiapas and the Brazilian state of Acre generated a storm of criticism. Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace International, Global Justice Ecology Project, the Indigenous Environmental Network and dozens of other groups sent a letter to California’s Governor Jerry Brown asking him to reject the proposal, saying: “[The] proposal is not only unlikely to deliver real, additional and permanent emission reductions, but it would also prevent Californians from getting the benefits of AB 32 at home.” Groups in Chiapas and Brazil also sent letters to California authorities denouncing the effort. Despite the news that the REDD+ program in Chiapas is suspended, the Action Program on Climate Change in Chiapas continues to refer to REDD+ as a keystone of the state’s climate change strategy, indicating that the project could be moved to other areas. climate-connections.org/2013/07/18/breaking-chiapas-cancels-disastrous-forest-carbon-offset-plan-linked-with-calif-cap-and-trade/
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 19:24:13 +0000
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