Carbon schemes in Congo: Who's really paying the price?
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Half a million hectares of Congo’s rainforest vanish every year. Carbon credit projects were meant to fight deforestation—but locals say broken promises and fake credits are fueling corporate greenwashing.
Breakdown
- Major companies and organizations are linked to carbon offset fraud schemes. 4s
- Jadora promised Congolese villagers alternative livelihoods and infrastructure in exchange for forest protection, but many projects remain unfinished or neglected. 13s
- Jadora claims to have prevented 1.3 million tons of CO2 emissions, selling credits for $2 to $4 per ton, despite villagers returning to logging due to broken promises. 56s
- Verification of these projects has been lacking, with the firm Vera not checking Jadora's activities for nine years, and investigations finding most rainforest offsets certified by Vera are worthless. 1m 29s
- The report questions whether the carbon credit scheme should be reviewed and properly regulated to prevent fake credits and loss of community trust. 1m 58s