Big-business greenwash or a climate saviour? Carbon offsets raise tricky moral questions
- Written by Christian Barry, Professor of Philosophy at the ANU, Australian National University
Massive protests unfolded in Glasgow outside the United Nations climate summit last week, with some activists denouncing a proposal to expand the use of a controversial climate action measure to meet net-zero targets: carbon offsetting.
Offsetting refers to reducing emissions or removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere in one place...
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