Independent think tank working on the financialisation of environmental policies
Qatar Airways has suspended a social media advertising campaign related to its service offering passengers the option to #offset carbon emissions after it was deemed to be misleading by the UK's advertising regulator 👏 travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/t...
Two airlines forced to remove ads over misleading environmental claimstravelgossip.co.ukGreenwashing the AI boom with carbon offsets? The World Bank Group’s Spekboom restoration outcome bond is a 14 years AAA rated bond with a coupon of 2,41% + proceeds from the sale of carbon removal units (CRUs) linked to a restoration project in South Africa. 1/9 www.worldbank.org/en/news/pres...
World Bank Prices 14-Year Spekboom Restoration Outcome Bond in South AfricaWorld Bank Prices 14-Year Spekboom Restoration Outcome Bond in South Africawww.worldbank.orgThe Society for Conservation Biology - Indonesia Chapter (SCB-ID) is proud to present a special discussion: "Nature Finance in Biodiversity Conservation" Monday, July 13, 2026 04.00 PM - 06.00 PM (Jakarta Time) (11.00 - 13.00 CEST | 10.00 - 12.00 BST) Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This discrepancy is why billionnaires own media.
Brent ToderianThis is REALLY important. “Over 50% of Americans say climate change is a serious threat; only 10% think their compatriots feel the same That perception gap on the issue is among the highest in the world, per a new Gallup poll.” They want you to think you’re alone. You’re not. #ClimateCrisis
There were $85,000 worth of voluntary #biodiversity credits sold in May, down from $280,000 in April. 🤣 🤣 #SolutiontotheFundingGap carbon-pulse.com/519997/?site...
France seeks allies to stop #EUETS extension to international flights. Back in 2012, the proposed extension of the EU ETS to extra EU/EEA flights was postponed until 2026. That derogation expires at the end of 2026 1/3 carbon-pulse.com/519103/?site...
France seeks allies to stop EU ETS extension to international flights « Carbon Pulsecarbon-pulse.comA recent article stated that “the accelerating pace of global #biodiversity loss forces ecosystems, economies, and financial markets into uncharted territory (...) Yet the financial sector (...) has, until very recently, remained largely unresponsive... 1/8 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Introduction to the special issue: ‘Biodiversity and finance: Risk, disclosure and double materiality’www.sciencedirect.comClive Spash and I just published an article analysing the claims made in the recent paper, that attempted to rehabilitate #biodiversity #offsets. 1/2 seecentre.org/wp-content/u...
seecentre.orgMany recent surveys show that we are by far the majority, but we just don't know it. Let's start acting like it. - UNDP / University of Oxford — Peoples' Climate Vote 2024 lnkd.in/eX4-V6_b - Green Economy Coalition — Global Green Attitudes Survey 2024 lnkd.in/exdmqA87 1/5
"96% of Australians surveyed want more action to care for nature," we are the majority, let's start to act like it!
Professor Euan Ritchie FAMSOh look, yet *more* evidence that markets are highly unlikely to be the great saviours for nature conservation that the corporate cheerleaders suggest they are! I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya! biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/could-e...
Legendary global water activist Maude Barlow will discuss her new book Earth for sale on 28 May. Link to the webinar : lnkd.in/esqvXmyj
The EU Commission just launched a public consultation on EU’s Habitats and Birds Directives, ahead of a stress test. “The Commission plans to spot ways to reduce unnecessary administrative burden.” #HandsOffNature carbon-pulse.com/511266/?site... link to the consultation ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Important petition on fair access to pathogens, vaccines and fair sharing of revenues: fairpabs.com #biopiracy
If you're in Brussels on 19 May and want to hear about biodiversity credits, come and say hi! frdo-cfdd.be/fr/activites...
20260519 | A credit to nature: a matter of interest - How to finance biodiversity? - FRDOConférence en anglais | Mardi 19 mai 2026 | 08h30 - 16h45 | Centre Pachéco, Boulevard Pachéco, 1000 Bruxellesfrdo-cfdd.beOpen letter to Peru’s environment ministry regarding the draft guidelines for the design and operation of biodiversity credit projects greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u...
greenfinanceobservatory.orgOur comicbook on #biodiversity credits / #offsets is finally available in print! You can order a copy for the price of $10 here: twn.my/title2/books... And you can still download the pdf for free here: greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u... Happy reading!
IPBES: Public spending on environmentally harmful subsidies is approximately $2.4 trillion! Forget bs #biodiversity credits markets, we must focus our demands on shifting harmful subsidies and not stop until we get it.
Mongabay[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] IPBES warns biodiversity loss is a systemic economic risk. Yet $7.3T a year still funds nature-harming activities — far more than conservation. Without reform, profit stays misaligned with the ecosystems the economy depends on.