Published on Illuminem 15 March 2022. Co-authored with Eli Mitchel Larson https://illuminem.com/energyvoices/2c834cbb-1ac5-427d-b194-5c5291c64813 It’s possible to support climate projects for their own sake, without offsetting emissions In everyday language, ‘buying carbon credits’ and ‘offsetting’ are used interchangeably. But they are not the same. To stop greenwashing while increasing funding for climate projects, there is an urgent need to separate the unit, a carbon credit, from the activity, making a climate claim.
Carbon credits are not offsets
Carbon credits are not offsets
Carbon credits are not offsets
Published on Illuminem 15 March 2022. Co-authored with Eli Mitchel Larson https://illuminem.com/energyvoices/2c834cbb-1ac5-427d-b194-5c5291c64813 It’s possible to support climate projects for their own sake, without offsetting emissions In everyday language, ‘buying carbon credits’ and ‘offsetting’ are used interchangeably. But they are not the same. To stop greenwashing while increasing funding for climate projects, there is an urgent need to separate the unit, a carbon credit, from the activity, making a climate claim.