The Carbon Connection, a new documentary by Fenceline Films with
support from Carbon Trade Watch and the Transnational Institute is now
available at the New Internationalist online shop.
Two communities affected by one new global market ? the trade in
carbon dioxide. In Scotland a town has been polluted by oil and
chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil local people's water and
land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree
plantations. Both communities now share a new threat. As part of the
deal to reduce greenhouse gases that cause dangerous climate change,
major polluters can now buy carbon credits that allow them to pay
someone else to reduce emissions instead of cutting their own
pollution. What this means for those living next to the oil industry
in Scotland is the continuation of pollution caused by their toxic
neighbours. Meanwhile in Brazil the schemes that generate carbon
credits gives an injection of cash for more planting of the damaging
eucalyptus tree.
The two communities are now connected by bearing the brunt of the new
trade in carbon credits. The Carbon Connection follows the story of
two groups of people from each community who learned to use video
cameras and made their own films about living with the impacts of the
carbon market. From mental health issues in Scotland to the loss of
medicinal plants in Brazil, the communities discover the connections
they have with each other and the film follows them on this journey.
Order the film: http://shop.newint.org/uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=835
more info about the film:
http://www.carbontradewatch.org/carbonconnection/index.htmlThe Carbon Connection, a new documentary by Fenceline Films with
support from Carbon Trade Watch and the Transnational Institute is now ...all »The Carbon Connection, a new documentary by Fenceline Films with
support from Carbon Trade Watch and the Transnational Institute is now
available at the New Internationalist online shop.
Two communities affected by one new global market ? the trade in
carbon dioxide. In Scotland a town has been polluted by oil and
chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil local people's water and
land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree
plantations. Both communities now share a new threat. As part of the
deal to reduce greenhouse gases that cause dangerous climate change,
major polluters can now buy carbon credits that allow them to pay
someone else to reduce emissions instead of cutting their own
pollution. What this means for those living next to the oil industry
in Scotland is the continuation of pollution caused by their toxic
neighbours. Meanwhile in Brazil the schemes that generate carbon
credits gives an injection of cash for more planting of the damaging
eucalyptus tree.
The two communities are now connected by bearing the brunt of the new
trade in carbon credits. The Carbon Connection follows the story of
two groups of people from each community who learned to use video
cameras and made their own films about living with the impacts of the
carbon market. From mental health issues in Scotland to the loss of
medicinal plants in Brazil, the communities discover the connections
they have with each other and the film follows them on this journey.
Order the film: http://shop.newint.org/uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=835
more info about the film:
http://www.carbontradewatch.org/carbonconnection/index.html«
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