Emission Trading

Does offsetting contribute to climate protection or does it obscure the view of the real solutions?

Do market-based instruments actually bring in that much money for nature conservation?

Does the valuation of nature really mean that those who destroy nature are forced to pay for it?

Can market-based instruments replace conventional regulation in nature conservation?

Does emissions trading work in a mix of environmental policy instruments?

So why does REDD+ not prevent deforestation?

Trading in pollution permits has blossomed into a big business. The system has produced little benefit for the climate. Even so, the alternatives are barely discussed. A chapter from the Coal Atlas.

It’s really gone that far: Sigmar Gabriel’s already minimal attempt to save Germany’s 2020 climate target of reducing emissions by 40% compared with those of 1990 has been so watered down that it is barely recognizable as a climate policy.