Few African Farmers Benefit from Carbon Credits
Small-scale farmers could boost their income by selling carbon credits, offering a win-win solution for themselves and the planet - if only they had more information.
A Sudanese farmer harvests sorghum.
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Africa:
'Urgent Action' Needed on Clean Development Mechanism
SciDev.Net, 14 September 2012
A high-level panel has called for "urgent action" to safeguard the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by providing extra support to under-represented developing countries and… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Climate Change - Bleak Future for Zanzibar Economy
Daily News, 29 August 2012
ZANZIBAR is already highly vulnerable to climate variability, and will be amongst most affected by future climate change, while sea level rise received most attention; there are… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
New Initiative to Reduce Time-to-Market for Carbon Market Projects in the Region
UNEP, 17 August 2012
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today unveiled a new standardized baseline for the region's electric power grid - a major step forward in efforts to boost access to… Read more »
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Africa:
Reaping From Carbon Credits
New Times, 24 July 2012
Carbon credits have become big business as more affluent countries offset their pollution by reimbursing developing economies to launch clean energy projects and plant trees as… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Rwanda Earns Double By Reducing Carbon Emissions
Focus, 16 July 2012
When the word 'carbon market' is mentioned, people understand quite a few different things. For some, it's about a market where coal is sold, while for others the first word that… Read more »
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Carbon trading experts, financial institutions and companies eyeing new revenue from environmental conservation will meet in Nairobi later this month to develop structures for the ... Read more »
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Carbon finance is putting new and efficient charcoal stoves into hundreds of thousands of kitchens in Uganda - reducing charcoal use and protecting forests as well as saving money ... Read more »
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Growth in the technology industry is "critical" in achieving a low carbon economy, says Ericsson vice president for sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »