SE05 EP08: Carbon Offsetting - the good, the bad, and the slightly confusing.

In this episode we discuss the good, the bad and the slightly confusing idea of carbon offsetting. Priya Bhullar, one of the co-founders of nature-based carbon removal company Planboo explains the difference between carbon offsetting and carbon removal, and we score the concept on how sustainable we actually think it is.

Article: The biggest problem with carbon offsetting is that it doesn’t really work

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/the-biggest-problem-with-carbon-offsetting-is-that-it-doesnt-really-work/

Other notable articles:

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/2/27/20994118/carbon-offset-climate-change-net-zero-neutral-emissions

A carbon offset is a reduction or removal of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere.[1][2][3] Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e). 

Ecosia: https://www.ecosia.org/?c=en

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