{"id":13341,"date":"2022-02-01T16:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/is-offsetting-co2-emissions-by-polluting-companies-a-smokescreen\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:00","slug":"is-offsetting-co2-emissions-by-polluting-companies-a-smokescreen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/is-offsetting-co2-emissions-by-polluting-companies-a-smokescreen\/","title":{"rendered":"Is offsetting CO2 emissions by polluting companies a smokescreen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-r1A296LCF tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SylAh9p8AK\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-H1mR35TI0F   \" ><style>.tatsu-H1mR35TI0F .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 90%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Yes, we must restore life on Earth. Yes, we need to absorb as much carbon as possible. But we can&#8217;t let this crucial tool turn against us.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-button-group align-center tatsu-B1b4Mip80K  \"  ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-H1VGsaURF   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/credits-carbone-et-deforestation-evitee-impact-reel-ou-risque-de-greenwashing-174078\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Conversation (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-H1VGsaURF .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(65,117,5,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); }<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-HJeNziTU0t   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/jan\/26\/carbon-offsetting-environmental-collapse-carbon-land-grab\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HJeNziTU0t .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(65,117,5,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-B1b4Mip80K.tatsu-button-group{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SyZCn5T8Ct > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-r1A296LCF.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-r1A296LCF .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/la-me\u0300che-compensation-carbone-de\u0301forestation.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-r1A296LCF .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-r1A296LCF .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-r1A296LCF > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1A296LCF > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-r1A296LCF .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-r1A296LCF .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carbon offsetting is frequently criticized. Likened to greenwashing, it is thought to enable polluting companies to ease their conscience and communicate about offsetting, while avoiding the efforts needed to reduce their own emissions.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/is-offsetting-co2-emissions-by-polluting-companies-a-smokescreen\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13365,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13341\/revisions\/13365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}