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Aid agencies plan CO2 offsets that also help poor

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02-Sep-2008
        
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By Megan Rowling LONDON (Reuters) - From fuel-efficient stoves for displaced Congolese families to drought-resistant cashew trees in Brazil, some aid agencies offering carbon offset schemes want to marry emissions savings with help for people living with climate change. A London-based coalition is launching a new funding scheme to address concerns about existing trade in carbon credits -- primarily that this... [read full story]                    

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Aid agencies plan CO2 offsets that also help poor

expressindia.com
02-Sep-2008
        

From fuel-efficient stoves for displaced Congolese families to drought-resistant cashew trees in Brazil, some aid agencies offering carbon offset schemes want to marry emissions savings with help for people living with...

                   
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Can carbon offsetting ever be truly green?

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02-Sep-2008
        

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We need to reduce, not adapt, our carbon footprint

guardian.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Can carbon offsetting ever be truly green? A new scheme to help the people most at risk from climate change to adapt and survive, not just cut emissions, is admirable but ultimately unconvincing Villagers wade through...

                   
guardian.co.uk: Villagers wade through floods in Bihar, India guardian.co.uk

Can carbon offsetting ever be green?

guardian.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Can carbon offsetting ever be truly green? A new scheme to help the people most at risk from climate change to adapt and survive, not just cut emissions, is admirable but ultimately unconvincing Villagers wade through...