Mar 22
20230
Nature Conservancy, Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Barbados Belize Blue Bonds Climate Capitalism Commodification of Nature Credit Suisse Debt-for-climate swaps Debt-for-nature swaps ESG Gabon GEF IMF Imperialism Sri Lanka The Nature Conservancy The Royal Foundation UNDP World Bank “Rhino bond”
"Analysts expect the global debt-for-nature swaps market to eventually exceed $800 billion."
May 09
20192
Social Engineering, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Better Climate’ Commodification of Nature ecosystems as goods and services Extinction Rebellion Green New Deal Greta Thunberg Natural Capital New Climate Economy offsetting losses of biodiversity ‘Better Growth
"Solidarity could start with seeking some common understanding of the structure of the political and economic system. Connecting that understanding to biophysical reality also means deconstructing the growth economy not re-establishing it as ‘Green’ based on mythical free energy sources and the benevolence of billionaires."
Dec 05
20120
Carbon Markets | REDD, Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Bolivia Commodification of Nature Green Economy New Market Mechanisms (NMM) privatization REDD
The mechanism proposed by Bolivia, different and critical of REDD represents are real and consistent with the principles of the Convention, notably with the principles of equity, historical responsibility and climate debt. This proposal seeks to achieve real reductions and not speculation about trends, supplemented by actual reduction actions within industrialized countries, thus avoiding transfer their responsibilities to developing countries.