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The Carbon Offset Problem

Wendover Productions examines why carbon offsets so often fail to reduce emissions, covering specific examples and the perverse incentives in offset schemes.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended in greenwashing and offset threads as a well-sourced, detailed explanation of how offsets underdeliver.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Wendover Productions
Topic
carbon offsets
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
5
HN mentions in dataset
6
Recommendation years in dataset
2022–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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  • I think this video by Wendover Productions does a much better job than the article of both highlighting specific examples and laying out the perverse incentive structures that carbon offsetting creates: [VIDEO] Here is the list of sources for that video if you're interested: [1] …

    cowpig on Hacker News · 2022-08
    In Carbon offsetting is just another form of greenwashing

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    Aunche on Hacker News · 2022-06
    In Where are all the crypto use cases?

  • Wendover Productions recently made a very informative video about carbon offsets that goes into much more detail. Certain types of carbon offsets do work, but even those tend to underdeliver. [VIDEO]

    Aunche on Hacker News · 2022-08
    In Carbon offsetting is just another form of greenwashing

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