Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
Actors / Association · United States

American Petroleum Institute

Appears in 3 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Edelman: API contract, Energy Citizens and the COP30 contractClient 2005–2016United States2005–2026Carbon credits
Leonard Leo network and the anti-ESG campaignMet SFOF and state treasurers in 2022United States2020–2026Lobbying, PR and greenwashing
Hill & Knowlton and Edelman: PR for fossil fuel clients and climate summitsEdelman contract client, 2005 to 2016Egypt2005–2025Lobbying, PR and greenwashing

Carbon and conservation finance

Carbon credit
A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.