Re:Carbon offsetting is just another form of greenwashing
by tzs on Sunday August 07, 2022 @10:20PM
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Total tonnage is all that matters when it comes to how much warming we will get. But when it comes to deciding how to limit the total to under that amount we have to come up with a limit for each country.
Why by country? Because that is how we've split the world up for regulating.
When deciding each country's share of that allowed global tonnage, per capita does matter. Other allocations, such as equal amounts per country, lead to absurd outcomes. Here's a comment giving an example [1].
Why by country? Because that is how we've split the world up for regulating.
When deciding each country's share of that allowed global tonnage, per capita does matter. Other allocations, such as equal amounts per country, lead to absurd outcomes. Here's a comment giving an example [1].
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31935567