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Offset 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
by ac29 9y ago
Offset 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.