In this episode we discuss the good, the bad and the slightly confusing idea of carbon offsetting. Priya Bhullar, one of the co-founders of nature-based carbon removal company Planboo explains the difference between carbon offsetting and carbon removal, and we score the concept on how sustainable we actually think it is.

Article: The biggest problem with carbon offsetting is that it doesn’t really work

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/the-biggest-problem-with-carbon-offsetting-is-that-it-doesnt-really-work/

Other notable articles:

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/2/27/20994118/carbon-offset-climate-change-net-zero-neutral-emissions

A carbon offset is a reduction or removal of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere.[1][2][3] Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e). 

Ecosia: https://www.ecosia.org/?c=en

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