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Planet: Critical
Exposing UN Greenwashing | Jacob Goldberg
Oct 26, 2023
Investigative journalist Jacob Goldberg exposes the UN's greenwashing of its climate neutrality claims. The UN performs no checks on the carbon credits it buys, linked to protest, rainforest destruction, and indigenous dispossession. The podcast explores the damaging effects of government subsidies, problems with carbon offsetting, corrupt deals, challenges in journalism, and the greenwashing of the Teles Pierce Dam in Brazil.
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- The UN's claim of being climate neutral was exposed as misleading, as they purchased low-quality carbon credits from projects causing environmental harm and displacing indigenous communities.
- The investigation highlighted the flaws in the concept of carbon credits, questioning their effectiveness and the UN's credibility in addressing the climate crisis effectively.
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Carbon credits of UN projects linked to environmental damage and displacement
An investigation into the UN's claims of being a climate neutral organization found that some of the projects they purchased carbon credits from were causing environmental damage and displacing indigenous communities. At least a dozen projects, including a large hydropower dam in Brazil, were targets of mass protests and were accused of not adequately compensating affected communities. The investigation revealed that the UN was buying low-quality carbon credits from projects that experts considered least likely to have reduced carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The UN's reliance on outdated standards and failure to differentiate between project types raised concerns about misleading the public and promoting ineffective solutions to the climate crisis.
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