“Carbon offsets presume a time frame that we simply do not have. Offsets do not adequately allow for an overall reduction in emissions and won’t adequately hold polluting industries, like the fossil fuel industry, accountable for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis,”

“Carbon offsets presume a time frame that we simply do not have. Offsets do not adequately allow for an overall reduction in emissions and won’t adequately hold polluting industries, like the fossil fuel industry, accountable for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis,”

said Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, North America director of 350.org.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2020/08/04/betting-the-farm-489964