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8/3/2019 Why REDD+ is bad and will make the climate crisis worse
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Why REDD+ is bad
and will makethe climate crisis worse
Kjell Kühne 27.11.2011
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REDD+ Definition
REDD+ stands for Reduced
Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest
Degradation in Developing Countries
+ Forest Conservation, SustainableManagement of Forests andEnhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks
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REDD+ How it works ± in theory
Deforestation: of global CO2 emissions
10-20%
Trees should be ³worth more´ ($$)
standing than cut down
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REDD+ How it works ± in theory
How to achieve this?
Send money to Brazil, Indonesia,
Congo and hope it will stopdeforestation
Pay the countries that have beendestroying their forests very quickly (butnot the ones that have protected theirs)
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REDD+ In practice
What happens in practice?
Cutting down continuesRich people take the money
Poor people are kicked out of the forest
Big polluters take the ³carbon credits´and pollute more!
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REDD+ Practice
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REDD+ Problems
And it's not even good for the climate!
When one area is ³protected´ through a REDD+ project,businesses and people who want to cut down forests, simply
go elsewhere --> this is called ³leakage´
The trees can die and then the carbon is back up in the air.Example: The Amazon rainforest will turn into a savannah if global warming continues! --> this is called ³permanence´
The forest country and the country that pays for REDD+ bothcan claim the ³emissions reductions´ and can use them toburn more fossil fuels --> this is called ³double counting´
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REDD+ In practice
In the end, we have MORE emissions,instead of less!
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REDD+ Problems
So why would people want to dosuch a thing?
North: To keep dirty (and powerful)industries running with cheap carbon
³offsets´
South: Politicians want to get $$$
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REDD+ Practice
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REDD+
REDD+ is a mechanism that is beingtalked about in the UN Climate
Negotiations.
At COP17 in Durban they will try topush it through.
At Forest Day on Dec 4th they will betelling everyone how great REDD+ is.
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REDD+ Alternatives
The Alternative:
Protect indigenous peoples rights totheir forest --> They have been
protecting the forest for ages and willcontinue to protect it
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Deforestationaround
Xingu
IndigenousTerritory,Brazil
1994
Rainforest Foundation Norway
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Deforestationaround
Xingu
IndigenousTerritory,Brazil
2005
Rainforest Foundation Norway
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REDD+
Question for you: Should Plant-for-the-Planet make a statement about this?
Opportunities:
Global Day of Action, December 3rd
Billion Tree Campaign, December 7th
Tree planting at ICC, December 8th
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REDD+
Greetings from Durban!
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Durban 2011