Coal screening – THE CARBON CON: The true cost of offsetting

CDM Watch will be showing a documentary made by The Ecologist. See background story here.

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Short Film on Coal in the CDM
When: 6 December, 18.00
Where: Berg River, DEC
Produced by: ECOSTORM
Hosted by: CDM Watch

Movie synopsis:

Exclusive film looks at allegations that a coal power project in central India, approved under the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods. It is meant to be supporting ‘sustainable development’ but the UN’s flagship carbon trading scheme is failing, according to an investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit. On the eve of the Durban climate change talks, investigators travelled to Madhya Pradesh in central India to document the impact of a new coal power plant, and associated coal mines, approved by the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism. Our investigation uncovered allegations the project is displacing poor communities and leading to the destruction of forest.

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Coal screening – THE CARBON CON: The true cost of offsetting

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