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Let's get a baseline for comparison. For example, how many climate tech startups, or tech startups in general, are "likely junk"? That would give us some help
by SantalBlush 3y ago
Let's get a baseline for comparison. For example, how many climate tech startups, or tech startups in general, are "likely junk"? That would give us some helpful context.
- dvdkon 3y agoJunk startups don't cause much harm to the outside world. In contrast, selling junk carbon offsets is basically fraud, you're selling an environmental impact that just isn't there.
- mdgrech23 3y agoYou should read up on the IPCC. They sugar coat reports to make us feel better.
- SantalBlush 3y agoGiving junk a pass under normal circumstances may be what is causing much of this greenwashing. It speaks to the overall culture of startups. If this 78% figure is consistent with the figures of tech startups in general, that would suggest a connection. And that's only one reason why I'd like a baseline; there are many more. Throwing out a single percentage without comparisons for context is just plain bad statistics. It is not meant to inform, merely to persuade.