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“The launch of 500 million Carbon Coins appears to be inconsistent” with the Verra Registry Terms • “Verra is currently assessing the matter to determine the appropriate next steps.”
“The launch of 500 million Carbon Coins appears to be inconsistent” with the Verra Registry Terms
“Verra is currently assessing the matter to determine the appropriate next steps.”
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
“The launch of 500 million Carbon Coins appears to be inconsistent” with the Verra Registry Terms • “Verra is currently assessing the matter to determine the appropriate next steps.”
The “biggest bank fraud” in Brazil’s history involves carbon credits from Fazenda Floresta Amazônica, a Brasil Mata Viva project • REDD-Monitor first warned about Brasil Mata Viva in 2012.
The “biggest bank fraud” in Brazil’s history involves carbon credits from Fazenda Floresta Amazônica, a Brasil Mata Viva project
REDD-Monitor first warned about Brasil Mata Viva in 2012.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The “biggest bank fraud” in Brazil’s history involves carbon credits from Fazenda Floresta Amazônica, a Brasil Mata Viva project • REDD-Monitor first warned about Brasil Mata Viva in 2012.
No, Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum was not “pretty good” • Some thoughts on Carney’s “a rupture, not a transition” speech.
No, Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum was not “pretty good”
Some thoughts on Carney’s “a rupture, not a transition” speech.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
No, Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum was not “pretty good” • Some thoughts on Carney’s “a rupture, not a transition” speech.
Crooked Carbon Business: Overview of documentation • Carbon trading has made the climate crisis worse.
Crooked Carbon Business: Overview of documentation
Carbon trading has made the climate crisis worse.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Crooked Carbon Business: Overview of documentation • Carbon trading has made the climate crisis worse.
DiEM25: “We reject the World Economic Forum as a fortress of authoritarian power” • “Reproducing a capitalist, patriarchal, warmongering and neo-colonial economy built on exclusion and the relentless extraction of life.”
DiEM25: “We reject the World Economic Forum as a fortress of authoritarian power”
“Reproducing a capitalist, patriarchal, warmongering and neo-colonial economy built on exclusion and the relentless extraction of life.”
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
DiEM25: “We reject the World Economic Forum as a fortress of authoritarian power” • “Reproducing a capitalist, patriarchal, warmongering and neo-colonial economy built on exclusion and the relentless extraction of life.”
New Scientist: Carbon offsets are one of the five worst ideas of the 21st century • Along with Bitcoin, Social media, Alternative fuels, and Effective altruism.
New Scientist: Carbon offsets are one of the five worst ideas of the 21st century
Along with Bitcoin, Social media, Alternative fuels, and Effective altruism.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
New Scientist: Carbon offsets are one of the five worst ideas of the 21st century • Along with Bitcoin, Social media, Alternative fuels, and Effective altruism.
China Carbon Neutral Development Group has issued 500 million “Carbon Coins” • Blockchain-based tokens backed by 500,000 carbon credits on Verra’s registry.
China Carbon Neutral Development Group has issued 500 million “Carbon Coins”
Blockchain-based tokens backed by 500,000 carbon credits on Verra’s registry.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
China Carbon Neutral Development Group has issued 500 million “Carbon Coins” • Blockchain-based tokens backed by 500,000 carbon credits on Verra’s registry.
It’s all about oil: The Trump regime’s illegal military attack on Venezuela and kidnap of President Maduro • Deranged Trump Syndrome has gone to a dangerous new level.
It’s all about oil: The Trump regime’s illegal military attack on Venezuela and kidnap of President Maduro
Deranged Trump Syndrome has gone to a dangerous new level.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
It’s all about oil: The Trump regime’s illegal military attack on Venezuela and kidnap of President Maduro • Deranged Trump Syndrome has gone to a dangerous new level.
The carbon land grab in Kenya • SOMO investigates the expanding market for land-based carbon offset projects in Kenya.
The carbon land grab in Kenya
SOMO investigates the expanding market for land-based carbon offset projects in Kenya.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The carbon land grab in Kenya • SOMO investigates the expanding market for land-based carbon offset projects in Kenya.
REDD-Monitor’s top ten posts in 2025 • And REDD-Monitor’s plans for 2026.
REDD-Monitor’s top ten posts in 2025
And REDD-Monitor’s plans for 2026.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
REDD-Monitor’s top ten posts in 2025 • And REDD-Monitor’s plans for 2026.
Statement opposing the Mejuruá REDD project in the State of Amazonas, Brazil • The project developer, BR Arbo, is accused of harassing, pressuring, and co-opting local communities, and spreading disinformation.
Statement opposing the Mejuruá REDD project in the State of Amazonas, Brazil
The project developer, BR Arbo, is accused of harassing, pressuring, and co-opting local communities, and spreading disinformation.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Statement opposing the Mejuruá REDD project in the State of Amazonas, Brazil • The project developer, BR Arbo, is accused of harassing, pressuring, and co-opting local communities, and spreading disinformation.
Crooked Carbon Business: The UK Woodland Carbon Code • “Business as usual, with carbon credits thrown in.”
Crooked Carbon Business: The UK Woodland Carbon Code
“Business as usual, with carbon credits thrown in.”
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Crooked Carbon Business: The UK Woodland Carbon Code • “Business as usual, with carbon credits thrown in.”
Evertreen: Non-transparent tree planting and dodgy carbon offsets • I know, I know. All carbon offsets are dodgy.
Evertreen: Non-transparent tree planting and dodgy carbon offsets
I know, I know. All carbon offsets are dodgy.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Evertreen: Non-transparent tree planting and dodgy carbon offsets • I know, I know. All carbon offsets are dodgy.
REDDisms: December 2025 • An occasional series of the things people say about carbon trading, the climate crisis, and REDD.
REDDisms: December 2025
An occasional series of the things people say about carbon trading, the climate crisis, and REDD.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
REDDisms: December 2025 • An occasional series of the things people say about carbon trading, the climate crisis, and REDD.
Verra cancels four tree planting projects in China. And starts reviews of 45 more projects • “Multiple carbon projects in China are facing serious allegations regarding the authenticity of government approval documents”
Verra cancels four tree planting projects in China. And starts reviews of 45 more projects
“Multiple carbon projects in China are facing serious allegations regarding the authenticity of government approval documents”
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Verra cancels four tree planting projects in China. And starts reviews of 45 more projects • “Multiple carbon projects in China are facing serious allegations regarding the authenticity of government approval documents”
REDD myth no. 9: “Companies that buy carbon credits decarbonise faster than those that don’t” • “Carbon credits have become a comforting myth.”
REDD myth no. 9: “Companies that buy carbon credits decarbonise faster than those that don’t”
“Carbon credits have become a comforting myth.”
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
REDD myth no. 9: “Companies that buy carbon credits decarbonise faster than those that don’t” • “Carbon credits have become a comforting myth.”
Federal and state lawyers in Brazil recommend a moratorium on carbon projects and carbon trading • In a Technical note on REDD.
Federal and state lawyers in Brazil recommend a moratorium on carbon projects and carbon trading
In a Technical note on REDD.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Federal and state lawyers in Brazil recommend a moratorium on carbon projects and carbon trading • In a Technical note on REDD.
How IUCN eventually dealt with a scam company called IUCN Coin that was using its name and trademarks • IUCN eventually filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
How IUCN eventually dealt with a scam company called IUCN Coin that was using its name and trademarks
IUCN eventually filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
How IUCN eventually dealt with a scam company called IUCN Coin that was using its name and trademarks • IUCN eventually filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Crooked Carbon Business: Marudi Forest Conservation and Restoration Project, Malaysia • Samling could profit from a carbon project that Indigenous Peoples oppose.
Crooked Carbon Business: Marudi Forest Conservation and Restoration Project, Malaysia
Samling could profit from a carbon project that Indigenous Peoples oppose.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Crooked Carbon Business: Marudi Forest Conservation and Restoration Project, Malaysia • Samling could profit from a carbon project that Indigenous Peoples oppose.
No, the road through the Amazon rainforest in Belém was not built for COP30 • A journey down a COP30 rabbit hole.
No, the road through the Amazon rainforest in Belém was not built for COP30
A journey down a COP30 rabbit hole.
reddmonitor.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
No, the road through the Amazon rainforest in Belém was not built for COP30 • A journey down a COP30 rabbit hole.