Millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are being wiped from company ledgers based on offsets generated from flawed forest conservation schemes, a new study has found.
carbon credits from some forest conservation projects are being inflated, and may not actually be offsetting even close to the amount of emissions they’re claiming
To the surprise of literally nobody who has been paying any attention to this issue over the years. It’s why I’m extremely sceptical of Brisbane City Council’s claims to be one of the largest carbon-neutral organisations in the country. That neutrality is achieved by purchasing offsets, and offsets vary wildly in efficacy.
To the surprise of literally nobody who has been paying any attention to this issue over the years. It’s why I’m extremely sceptical of Brisbane City Council’s claims to be one of the largest carbon-neutral organisations in the country. That neutrality is achieved by purchasing offsets, and offsets vary wildly in efficacy.
Here’s a really good Wendover video about carbon offsets.
And Last Week Tonight also did a piece on it.
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