The Carbon Crooks

Synopsis

The EU’s first carbon credit was put on sale in 2005. The idea was that the trading of carbon would reduce CO2 emissions and thereby curb global warming. But the system has collapsed and instead Denmark became the centre of one of the world’s fastest growing scams. Experts and Europol estimate that the European treasuries lost some 10 billion euros to hackers and VAT fraudsters from around the world. The carbon credit system has collapsed - and prices have dropped by 90%. It has never been cheaper to pollute than today and carbon emissions have never been higher in the history of mankind.

Director Biography

Tom Heinemann, (1959), Tom has produced more than 20 radio-documentaries for National Danish Broadcasting Service (DR). He has been runner-up three times for the “Cavling”- prize as journalist of the year in Denmark. Tom was awarded the “Bording-prize” for 2006. In the spring of 2006 he produced a documentary for National Danish Television (DR1) on the production and manufacturing of cotton and textiles in India. Along with Erling Borgen, he has produced several investigative documentaries on global issues In late 2010/2011 he directed and produced a Nordic TV-documentary on Micro credit – an award winning documentary on the darker sides of Microfinance. He is a well-known lecturer at universities and international journalist conferences.