http://motherjones.com/mojo/2007/01/carbon-offsets-buyer-beware Comments for "Carbon Offsets... Buyer Beware" en http://motherjones.com/mojo/2007/01/carbon-offsets-buyer-beware#comment-112183 <p>I thought you might be interested in this new report that is available online</p> <p>The Carbon Neutral Myth – Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins is available online at:<br /> <a href="http://www.tni.org" title="www.tni.org">www.tni.org</a></p> <p>"Carbon offsets are the modern day indulgences, sold to an increasingly carbon conscious public to absolve their climate sins. Scratch the surface, however, and a disturbing picture emerges, where creative accountancy and elaborate shell games cover up the impossibility of verifying genuine climate change benefits, and where communities in the South often have little choice as offset projects are inflicted on them.</p> <p>This report argues that offsets place disproportionate emphasis on individual lifestyles and carbon footprints, distracting attention from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that needs to be taken to tackle climate change. Promoting more effective and empowering approaches involves moving away from the marketing gimmicks, celebrity endorsements, technological quick fixes, and the North/South exploitation that the carbon offsets industry embodies."</p> pubDate Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:45:48 -0800 dc:creator kevin smith guid false comment 112183 at http://motherjones.com http://motherjones.com/mojo/2007/01/carbon-offsets-buyer-beware#comment-31583 <p>I thought you might be interested in this new report that is available online</p> <p>The Carbon Neutral Myth ? Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins is available online at:<br /> <a href="http://www.tni.org" title="www.tni.org">www.tni.org</a></p> <p>"Carbon offsets are the modern day indulgences, sold to an increasingly carbon conscious public to absolve their climate sins. Scratch the surface, however, and a disturbing picture emerges, where creative accountancy and elaborate shell games cover up the impossibility of verifying genuine climate change benefits, and where communities in the South often have little choice as offset projects are inflicted on them.</p> <p>This report argues that offsets place disproportionate emphasis on individual lifestyles and carbon footprints, distracting attention from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that needs to be taken to tackle climate change. Promoting more effective and empowering approaches involves moving away from the marketing gimmicks, celebrity endorsements, technological quick fixes, and the North/South exploitation that the carbon offsets industry embodies."</p> pubDate Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:45:48 -0800 dc:creator kevin smith guid false comment 31583 at http://motherjones.com http://motherjones.com/mojo/2007/01/carbon-offsets-buyer-beware#comment-102496 <p>I thought you might be interested in this new report that is available online</p> <p>The Carbon Neutral Myth ? Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins is available online at:<br /> <a href="http://www.tni.org" title="www.tni.org">www.tni.org</a></p> <p>"Carbon offsets are the modern day indulgences, sold to an increasingly carbon conscious public to absolve their climate sins. Scratch the surface, however, and a disturbing picture emerges, where creative accountancy and elaborate shell games cover up the impossibility of verifying genuine climate change benefits, and where communities in the South often have little choice as offset projects are inflicted on them.</p> <p>This report argues that offsets place disproportionate emphasis on individual lifestyles and carbon footprints, distracting attention from the wider, systemic changes and collective political action that needs to be taken to tackle climate change. Promoting more effective and empowering approaches involves moving away from the marketing gimmicks, celebrity endorsements, technological quick fixes, and the North/South exploitation that the carbon offsets industry embodies."</p> pubDate Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:45:48 -0800 dc:creator kevin smith guid false comment 102496 at http://motherjones.com