alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCalls for ‘ecocide’ law to punish those who destroy nature like war criminalswww.dailyrecord.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up11.42Karrow-down118cross-posted to: worldwithoutus@kbin.social
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minus-squarerevengebreaker@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoNo, carbon offsetting doesnt work. Only actual emission reduction
minus-squarezephyreks@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·1 year agoThe least educated take on carbon offsetting. Did you know that US EPA considers forestry management as an emissions sink?
minus-squarerevengebreaker@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOf course they think that, because the EPA will do whatever it can to pad it’s emissions ratings for the Paris Climate Accord. Carbon offsetting does not work, due to wildfire and insect risk. Sources: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/07/federal-government-renewable-energy-certificates-climate-change-net-zero-misleading/ https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/02/climate-change-carbon-offset-oregon/
No, carbon offsetting doesnt work. Only actual emission reduction
The least educated take on carbon offsetting.
Did you know that US EPA considers forestry management as an emissions sink?
Of course they think that, because the EPA will do whatever it can to pad it’s emissions ratings for the Paris Climate Accord. Carbon offsetting does not work, due to wildfire and insect risk.
Sources:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/07/federal-government-renewable-energy-certificates-climate-change-net-zero-misleading/
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/02/climate-change-carbon-offset-oregon/