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[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Start by taking away private jets and private flights from rich people. As all laws do, this one will also apply only to regular and poor people, not even big companies and certainly not for rich. Just look at what Musk is doing to nature reserve nears his launch pad. He was warned, didn't get launch permissions, doesn't have permission for letting untreated water into ground from cooling... and yet he does all that and no one bats and eye. Just look at the main page of Lemmy and you'll see news of some dude flying alone in 747 because he can. Royal family has been known to fly across the ocean to get lunch.

I meant you can live as carefully as possible, walk everywhere, never fly a plane and live only on solar for multiple lives and you couldn't offset what they fuck up in a day.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] revengebreaker@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, carbon offsetting doesnt work. Only actual emission reduction

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The least educated take on carbon offsetting.

Did you know that US EPA considers forestry management as an emissions sink?

[–] revengebreaker@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Of course they think that, because the EPA will do whatever it can to pad it's emissions ratings for the Paris Climate Accord. Carbon offsetting does not work, due to wildfire and insect risk.

Sources:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/07/federal-government-renewable-energy-certificates-climate-change-net-zero-misleading/

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/02/climate-change-carbon-offset-oregon/

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