Hirom@beehaw.org to Environment@beehaw.org · 10 months agoEU bans ‘misleading’ environmental claims that rely on offsettingwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarebedrooms@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoWhat will F1 do? They have an open goal of carbon neutrality. While they will use efuel to go carbon neutral regarding their cars, their transports (mostly with planes) rely on carbon offsets. This means that the goal is impossible to achieve now.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoAs it should be. Offsetting is 95% green washing and thus actively harms climate efforts. Companies shouldn’t get away with basically fraud.
What will F1 do? They have an open goal of carbon neutrality. While they will use efuel to go carbon neutral regarding their cars, their transports (mostly with planes) rely on carbon offsets. This means that the goal is impossible to achieve now.
As it should be.
Offsetting is 95% green washing and thus actively harms climate efforts. Companies shouldn’t get away with basically fraud.