Pictures from the Carbon "Offset" Market

1 May 2007

Larry Lohmann

Trading in carbon "offsets" constitutes one part of carbon trading schemes. These photos illustrate how the "offset" trading selects against immediate investment in long-term structural change away from fossil fuel dependence and it does not recognize or support communities engaging in effective action on climate change.

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About the authors

Larry Lohmann

Larry Lohmann from the Corner House is a co-founder of the Durban Group for Climate Justice, together with members of TNI's Carbon Trade Watch.

Recent publications from Environmental Justice

A Landmark Victory for Justice: Biowatch’s Battle with the South African State and Monsanto Published by Biowatch South Africa, this is a book about access to information, the right to know, and action in the public’s interest – a must-read for anyone campaigning for environmental or social justice.	Protecting carbon to destroy forests This paper provides historical background and reports of experiences on the ground to show how land and nature enclosures are central to REDD+, and why it therefore cannot be fixed.
Myth Busting: EU's Emissions Trading System Since the adoption of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), emissions have risen and the price of consumer energy went up along with the profits of many industrial actors.	Accounting for carbon, depoliticising plunder The EU aspires to global leadership in developing ‘sustainable biofuels’, arguing they can substitute for fossil fuels, but the result has been dispossession of rural communities throughout the South.