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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: The Problem With Carbon Offsets
Description: With flight shame growing in popularity, extreme weather intensifying, and the Amazon burning, there’s more demand than ever for carbon offsets to assuage our guilt and make us feel like we’re doing something.But those credits many not be doing what you think they are — or anything at all.This week, we’re discussing the complicated and frustrating world of carbon offsets. There’s a reason why even the United Nations is now calling out their limitations. This conversation is particularly important as California considers joining the Tropical Forest Standard as part of its...