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S2E8: Commoditizing Forest Carbon and Its Discontents—w/ Dr. Lauren Gifford

S2E8: Commoditizing Forest Carbon and Its Discontents—w/ Dr. Lauren Gifford

FromReversing Climate Change


S2E8: Commoditizing Forest Carbon and Its Discontents—w/ Dr. Lauren Gifford

FromReversing Climate Change

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Lauren Gifford is a critical geographer exploring the intersections of global climate policy, conservation, markets, and justice. She is also the host of Carbon Social Club and the author of a recent paper entitled “‘You Can’t Value What You Can’t Measure’: A Critical Look at Forest Carbon Accounting.” On this episode, we dig into avoided deforestation credits, REDD/REDD+, and the dynamics at play when carbon is commoditized in forestry and in general.

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Released:
Apr 14, 2020
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Podcast episode

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A podcast about the different people, technologies, and organizations that are coming together to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reverse climate change. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/support