Document The Carbon Rush

The Carbon Rush
Dir. Amy Miller, Canada 2012, 83m, Scottish Premiere

The Carbon Rush takes us around the world to meet the people upon whom the western governments' carbon credit schemes have the greatest impact.

From indigenous rain forest dwellers, to assassinated Campesinos, to the lost livelihoods of waste pickers at landfills, the film travels across four continents looking at projects working through the United Nations Kyoto Protocol-designed Clean Development Mechanism, and asks the fundamental questions "What happens when we manipulate markets to solve the climate crisis? Who stands to gain and who stands to suffer?"

Followed by panel discussion with Dr Francesco Sindico, Director, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance.