The year 2014 saw the most payments for forest carbon offsets ever. (forest-trends.org)
This is of particular concern given the current interpretation that performance payments would be given in exchange for forest carbon offsets. (foe.org)
Four industrialised countries, the European Commission, The Nature Conservancy and BP, [ii] have to date pledged a total of US$ 156 million to the Carbon Fund, which is expected to eventually provide performance payments to countries for curbing deforestation while investors in the fund will receive some form of forest carbon offset in return for their investment. (foe.org)