My African Journey

I set off on my 10,000-mile journey to witness firsthand the impact of $30 million in an African region. But when I arrived, the promised benefits were nowhere to be seen.

My first stop started with a local African Chief who heads a tribe and community. I shared the article and explained the murky world of carbon credits. He was shocked to learn that $30 million should have gone to his people. With that money, he said, his community should’ve been thriving like “New York City.” He said they needed the basics – education, clean water, jobs, food, and fuel.

So, here we are, Africa, a continent rich in natural resources and potential, is stuck in the middle of a global tug-of-war over carbon credits. On the one hand, the developed world is eager to buy carbon credits and claim they are saving the planet. On the other hand, local communities are trying to figure out how they ended up with all the responsibility but none of the rewards. It is a situation as complex as international trade agreements, so I decided to dive into the details and see what is happening.

Carbon Credits are Crap is an eye-opening journey, exposing the fraudulent practices behind carbon credits, from the forests of Africa to the global boardrooms where deals are struck. It reveals how the system has left underdeveloped communities with nothing while foreign corporations’ profit and how these communities—despite being on the frontlines of climate protection—are often ignored and left impoverished.

Carbon Credits are Crap offers real-world solutions for how we can reform this broken system, ensuring that those who are protecting the planet benefit from the climate economy.

– Talks with Chief Luchembe Zambia

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My African Journey

Thirty years of climate action—yet underdeveloped countries are bearing the brunt. It’s time for a change. ⁠ Let’s use technology to cut out the middlemen and empower these nations to truly benefit from the climate economy.⁠