we need to start addressing carbon offsetting in the same way that we approach other corporate greenwashing stunts.
no climate âactionâ or âjusticeâ group should be advocating for ânetâ emissions - which constitutes of corporate recolonisation of the so-called âglobal southâ
no climate âactionâ or âjusticeâ group should be advocating for ânetâ emissions - which constitutes of corporate recolonisation of the so-called âglobal southâ
the difference between paper straws& carbon offsetting is that 1 action essentially does nothing positive,& the other does nothing positive& has the added element of being complicit in genoicidal land grabs. so why is it that we spoke out against the former but ignore the latter?
weâve also known about the dangers of carbon offsetting for a ridiculous number of a years - this article is from 2014 in the guardian : https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/jul/03/world-bank-un-redd-genocide-land-carbon-grab-sengwer-kenya