Saving Indonesia's rainforests
Indonesia's rainforests are a biodiversity hotspot, rich in endemic species, and vital in regulating the Earth's climate. But these forests are being torn down for palm oil, pulp and paper plantations - making Indonesia the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter and threatening endangered species such as orang-utans with extinction. Greenpeace is campaigning globally to protect Indonesia's rainforests.
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UCL Energy Institute report Marginal Abatement Cost Curves: A Call For Caution
This report reflects the author's research, opinion and conclusions, and not those of the UCL Energy Institute, which does not take positions on detailed...
Bad Influence: How McKinsey inspired plans lead to rainforest destruction
McKinsey & Company is a giant, well-connected global consultancy firm which has been working to position itself as the market leader in REDD+ advice....
Rainforest protection plans are rewarding industries that destroy forests
You’d
be forgiven for remembering the UN Copenhagen climate talks (in
December 2009) only for their epic failure to deliver a global agreement to
reduce carbon...
Draft moratorium on Indonesian deforestation falls short
Days before the president of Indonesia is set to announce a
moratorium on forest destruction, we’ve got a copy of the draft
moratorium, crunched the numbers...
Another break for rainforests as palm oil company reveals plan to halt destruction
Last year Golden Agri Resources' (GAR)
biggest claim to fame was being the palm oil arm of notorious forest
destroyer Sinar Mas group, Indonesia's largest...
