Deforestation

Protecting tropical forests is among the quickest and most affordable ways to decrease emissions, while also advancing development. 

Carbon pricing policies are once again on the upswing, as evidenced by a flurry of news in the past two weeks. Now is a good time to take stock of supply and demand for tropical forest carbon.

From 2004-2013, Brazil reduced climate emissions by more than any other country on earth, thanks to its success cutting Amazon deforestation by 80 percent. Now, a new study in Ecological Economics finds that actions to protect the Amazon were affordable too, costing Brazilia...

Given the global climate benefits those trees will provide, shouldn't the tree-planters earn more than just recognition? Shouldn’t they earn some performance-based payments too?