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Aren't offset credits themselves a form of manipulation? Compared to being a solution, it seems just as likely to me that they're a cultural placebo.
by humanrebar 9y ago
Aren't offset credits themselves a form of manipulation? Compared to being a solution, it seems just as likely to me that they're a cultural placebo.
- kasey_junk 9y agoI think economists have mixed views. It seems though that the only way to change the market behaviors is to externalize the climate costs & credits are one way to do that. In any case, based on his current behavior & the current market, dismissing Gore based on the private jet thing seems misguided, but there are lots of very powerful forces aligned to do just that.
- ac29 9y agoOffset programs do fund impactful projects. You can take a took here [0] at one company who funds these sort of things and what they do with the money. Not all of them are carbon-offset programs, but many are. Capturing landfill gas emissions, or reforestation projects are definitely not placebos. [0] https://www.naturalcapitalpartners.com/projects https://www.naturalcapitalpartners.com/projects
- humanrebar 9y agoThe point is whether they actually offset the emissions enough, not whether there's any effect at all. If they only have a marginal effect but provide the feeling of a solution, it could get in the way of a more profound but more difficult solution.