Dear all
I imagine that most of us are probably not surprised by this finding, that 90% of carbon offsets from the biggest provider, Verra, are worthless. Or, to put it another way, they only offset against 10% of the amount of carbon they are said to.
On the positive side, I guess that is 10% more than would have been offset.
On the negative side, carbon offsets can encourage companies and consumers to act while thinking that their activities are carbon neutral when they are not.
Relating this to Active Hope, carbon offset schemes often appear to me to be a product of Business as Usual, lulling people into the belief that we can continue on the same path we are on, with minor modifications.
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
I imagine that most of us are probably not surprised by this finding, that 90% of carbon offsets from the biggest provider, Verra, are worthless. Or, to put it another way, they only offset against 10% of the amount of carbon they are said to.
On the positive side, I guess that is 10% more than would have been offset.
On the negative side, carbon offsets can encourage companies and consumers to act while thinking that their activities are carbon neutral when they are not.
Relating this to Active Hope, carbon offset schemes often appear to me to be a product of Business as Usual, lulling people into the belief that we can continue on the same path we are on, with minor modifications.
Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-
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