DOUBLE risque

The document argues that 'net zero' targets are deceptive tools used by fossil fuel and agribusiness giants to avoid radical emission cuts. It specifically critiques 'nature-based solutions' (NBS) and soil carbon sequestration as mechanisms that facilitate land grabbing, marginalize small-scale farmers, and prioritize corporate profit over genuine agroecology and food sovereignty.

• Net zero commitments differ from actual zero emissions because they allow companies to continue polluting by claiming their emissions are offset by avoided emissions or carbon removal elsewhere.
• Carbon offsetting is fundamentally flawed, with many projects overestimating emission savings through the use of unrealistic 'reference regions' to inflate the amount of avoided deforestation.
• Nature-based solutions (NBS) are often rebranded versions of the discredited REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and the Degradation of Forests) framework, which has failed to lower global deforestation rates and has caused conflicts with indigenous and peasant communities.
• The demand for carbon credits to meet net zero goals is driving a new wave of land grabbing and expropriation, as seen in Scotland, Wales, and Malaysia.
• Agroecology is a holistic system based on social and ecological justice, which is diametrically opposed to nature-based solutions that treat nature as 'natural capital' and a financial asset for corporations.
• Soil carbon sequestration programs are criticized as a means for IT and agribusiness multinationals to collect data on smallholder farms to increase corporate control over land and inputs.
• There is a fundamental scientific mismatch between the long-term impact of fossil carbon emissions and the temporary, unstable nature of biological carbon storage in plants and soils.
• Industrial tree plantations, such as eucalyptus monocultures by companies like Suzano, are marketed as carbon removal solutions despite causing ecological damage and social conflict.

APA

Kill, J., Chandrasekaran, K., Drago, M., & Race, M. (2022). DOUBLE risque. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ati-double-risque-rapport-FR.pdf

Chicago

Kill, Jutta, Kirtana Chandrasekaran, Martin Drago, and Madeleine Race. DOUBLE risque. Friends of the Earth International, 2022. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ati-double-risque-rapport-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kill2022double, author = {Kill, Jutta and Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Drago, Martin and Race, Madeleine}, title = {{DOUBLE risque}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ati-double-risque-rapport-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }