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Good. Any implementation of carbon offsetting is a sham anyway and Shell's plan didn't even offset its product's emmision but only its own business process(beca
by BLanen 3y ago
Good. Any implementation of carbon offsetting is a sham anyway and Shell's plan didn't even offset its product's emmision but only its own business process(because offsetting the emissions of the products would be many times more costly than the product itself)
- Aachen 3y agoEven if it's mostly a sham, that's better than nothing
- konschubert 3y agoNo, it’s worse. It takes money and focus away from things that work.
- Aachen 3y agoWhat "things that work" does Shell otherwise spend the money on if not half-assed offsets? Besides executives and peak oil I mean, since those aren't going to work against climate change either
- konschubert 3y agoShell is building wind parks and investing in renewables.
- Aachen 3y agoIf that's where the money now goes instead, then of course I fully agree with you. They wouldn't need offsetting if they could just spend the money on that instead (which is a lot cheaper per ton CO2 because it's a sham indeed)