#CarbonOffset markets are growing fast, but they're fueling land grabs in #Africa, displacing local and Indigenous communities.

Rich (read: powerful) nations buy carbon credits to offset emissions, but these projects often ignore local rights, leading to #greenwashing and #neocolonialism.

To fight #ClimateChange justly, we need to focus on community rights and real, sustainable solutions, not profit-driven schemes.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/carbon-markets-and-the-new-scramble-for-african-land/

Time Magazine: Bogus Carbon Credits are a ‘Pervasive’ Problem, Scientists Warn

A study covering almost 300 #CarbonOffset projects found that the industry’s top registries have consistently allowed developers to claim far more #climate saving benefits than justified.

Researchers led by Barbara Haya from the University of Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy assessed the methods underpinning forestry projects responsible for 11% of all #carbon #offsets ever issued. They found shortcomings in each that resulted in bogus credits.

“Offsetting is a misnomer — you can’t ‘offset’ your emissions,” she said. “We need alternative ways of supporting climate mitigation because the current offset market is deeply not working.”

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

https://time.com/6264772/study-most-carbon-credits-are-bogus/

Germany’s Das Erste TV channel recently broadcast a documentary titled “Klimaneutral? Von wegen”.

If you’re British, that translates as “Climate neutral? As if”. And if you’re from the US it’s, “Climate neutral? My ass”.

#germany #daserste #climatecrisis #journalism #carbonoffset
https://reddmonitor.substack.com/p/phantom-carbon-credits-from-bosques

“Can Submerging Seaweed Cool the Climate?
Submerged seaweed can store carbon at the bottom of the ocean, but how effective the strategy will be—andlEeV9pLIJW9-E1xgeoxG2VweBDqealth—remains unclear.”
#mCDR #ocean #macroalgae #carboncredits #carbonoffset
https://eos.org/features/can-submerging-seaweed-cool-the-climate?mkt_tok=OTg3LUlHVC01NzIAAAGQwFz4DDXgwo2cBiF9njAxNJy9c7Nf04moBuXBMhNVyGL3nbzd9nJFfb96DuMMziNW7NtMs2of7Z2C-lEeV9pLIJW9-E1xgeoxG2VweBDq

Fossil fuel companies are now acknowledging #ClimateChange but are using #NetZero emissions as a PR strategy.

This approach relies heavily on #CarbonOffset. These offsets are often unreliable and don't contribute significantly to emission reductions.

Many large corporations, have committed to net-zero targets, but their actions may not align with these claims. Free media is challenged to scrutinise the credibility of these net-zero initiatives.

#greenwashing
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/time-to-kill-off-net-zero/

Revealed: top #CarbonOffset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/do-carbon-credit-reduce-emissions-greenhouse-gases?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other “The vast majority of the environmental projects most frequently used to #offset #GreenhouseGas #emissions appear to have fundamental failings suggesting they cannot be relied upon to cut planet-heating emissions, according to a new analysis.

there is mounting evidence suggesting that many of these offset schemes exaggerate climate benefits and underestimate potential harms.”

I've been arguing for years that "carbon offset payments" (and CO2 certificate trade in general) is modern sale of indulgence, and thus fraud, now look who supports my stance: https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/16/murder-offsets/#pulped-and-papered

Letting kids plant mono cultural commercial forests under the guise of environment conversation is an especially evil plot even I wouldn't have expected, though.

@pluralistic #environment #forest #fires #CarbonOffset

#Researchers #discovered that many #CarbonOffset #forest projects, especially those in the #SoutheastUS and on the #WestCoast , are anticipated to lose #carbon by the end of the century depending on the model approach & the #climate scenario.The findings, according to Wu, show that various #ecological & climate models have various strengths & weaknesses and that taking these factors into account identifies the research gaps for more accurate climate projections.

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/11/forests-in-the-us-face-an-unclear-future-due-to-climate-change/amp

A NewReport released today by #SurvivalInternational #exposes major #flaws in a #flagship #CarbonCredits #scheme whose customers have included #Meta & #Netflix .

The report “#BloodCarbon : how a #CarbonOffset scheme makes millions from #Indigenous land in Northern #Kenya ” #analyses the Northern Kenya #Grassland #Carbon #Project run by the #NorthernRangelandsTrust (#NRT ) on land inhabited by more than 100,000 Indigenous #Samburu , #Borana & #Rendille people.

https://www.survivalinternational.org/news/13659

I have a bunch of #jokes about #CarbonOffset projects.

Most of them don't work.

"Already booming, the $2 billion #CarbonOffset industry is poised to keep growing. The US is even incorporating offsets into efforts to fulfill international climate pledges. There’s just one problem: In the 30 years since carbon offsets were created, they haven’t been proven to work. "

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-01/are-carbon-offsets-the-labradoodle-of-climate-solutions

#introduction time

I’m an environmental attorney, never worked in any other legal field. Most of what I do is in #climatechange -- I've worked on development of #carbonoffset projects in the past, still deal with #climatepolicy and offset issues. Love learning #languages, working with high school #exchangestudents in my so-called spare time, and have a fondness for German Shepherds.