FAQ Communautaire: Marchés de Carbone

This community FAQ guide by Friends of the Earth International describes carbon markets, offsetting systems, and carbon credits as "false climate solutions" that perpetuate systems of capitalism, neocolonialism, and extractivism to the detriment of local communities and ecosystems.

• Carbon markets and offsetting mechanisms are characterized as false climate solutions created by and for polluting companies. These systems are linked to broader structures of capitalism, neocolonialism, and extractivism, which lead to land pollution from fossil fuel extraction or land grabbing for monoculture plantations and nature conservation projects like REDD+.
• Carbon credit and offsetting projects often violate the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, who have protected ecosystems for generations. These projects are associated with land theft, a lack of consultation, and destructive harms.
• The guide is intended to support communities threatened by carbon markets by simplifying technical concepts, explaining risks, and providing advice to help them protect their rights, land, livelihoods, and environment.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). FAQ Communautaire: Marchés de Carbone. https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/faq-communautaire-marches-de-carbone/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. FAQ Communautaire: Marchés de Carbone. n.d. https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/faq-communautaire-marches-de-carbone/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndfaq, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{FAQ Communautaire: Marchés de Carbone}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/publications/faq-communautaire-marches-de-carbone/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }