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> To suggest they’re all scams is an unfair, and largely inaccurate statement. It's jarring to read this when earlier you believed carbon offsets represent act
by dataflow 3y ago
> To suggest they’re all scams is an unfair, and largely inaccurate statement.
It's jarring to read this when earlier you believed carbon offsets represent actual sequestration, and I pointed out that wasn't the case.
> Carbon offset startups are booming right now, not all of them will succeed [...] For example, Heirloom Carbon has just made front page news today with a 200 million dollar deal they signed with Microsoft.
Are you aware of how plastic recycling was a scam? or do you believe that is a "largely inaccurate statement" too? Businesses "booming" or signing massive deals with each other in no way tells you anything about the planet benefiting as a result. If anything, it tells you they've found a very effective way to spend money on PR. Historically that hasn't frequently been a good sign for the planet.
> but there are viable technologies already being scaled up
There were viable plastic recycling technologies already being scaled up too.