Do carbon offsets even work? | All Hail The Planet

Join Ali Rae in this first episode of #AllHailThePlanet - a series delving into the social, economic and political forces undermining meaningful global action on climate change.

In this episode, Ali speaks with environmental justice researcher, Joanna Cabello; executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Tom Goldtooth; and professor in environmental modelling, Britaldo Silveira Soares Filho, about the realities of carbon offsets, global carbon markets and so-called "nature-based solutions".


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[halisidrysdale]

Excellent - as a group of farmers near Hay on Wye, Wales, this is the argument that we have voiced for a while. This is a fantastic presentation, thank you.

[Rnankn]

I don’t understand why polluters get credit to pollute when nature is restored. The carbon cycle isn’t a balance sheet, and there is an inherent asymmetry to the relationship that implies.

[mdhasmatalimondal]

What this carbon offset mean is - I want to build a 1000MW power plant. So I build 500MW thermal power plant and 500MW solar plant (grid connected) . Now I can call myself carbon neutral.

[tossancuyota]

these guys are one the most professional memers ive seen in my life, they even get funded by governments globally

[davvidker]

Thank you for putting this film out there. ❤

[DarkDeepGreen]

Excellent program 💚We've been told these greenwashing scams for so long and it keeps getting worse.

[richardbarber]

Carbon Offsets are REALITY OFFSETS. No doubt about it. There are traders in carbon offsets selling carbon credits but try to SELL carbon offsets to THEM they suddenly become speechless.
I operated for many years, a sustainably managed forest, ` and calculated 10 acres were needed to supply surplus firewood for my large old farm house. Ontario forest create a huge carbon sink if managed sustainably. That only happens in the case of small operators.

[KirillySpace]

Good stuff. Looking forward to your future episodes.

[freethinker]

the old manipulative tactics: trigger an emotion and relieve it, .... fear, hate.... GUILT | blame shifting: its your fault !
very good job, thank you

[natbirchall]

Yes let's focus on OPEC target the dealer not the user. Consumers often don't have a choice of choosing their energy source.

[shanfaye]

Great video. Learned a lot. Would you share the type of tool/software you use to makes these great visuals?

[richardfulfordfishlifepond]

A must watch for everyone. Excellently presented too.

[ecoideazventures]

Thanks for publishing this eye-opener video AJ! However, I am still hopeful that people will realise that carbon emissions need to be reduced and then traded!

[mindaugasjuozaitis]

Amazingly good and right-on-the-point report!

[missnmass]

Great video and nice graphics! Keep going guys!

[anylabarthe-kswi]

Excelente video que nos muestra lo que está pasando en nuestro planeta para darnos cuenta que cada uno hay que poner nuestro granito de arena para la no contaminación!!

[aarononeal]

Algazera needs to talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees

[TheSimzelp]

The way I see it, the problem is that the carbon credits don't actually represent the carbon offset, because the system is being gamed by capitalists. Also apparently the credits are being duplicated, leading to an erosion of the whole carbon credit idea/game. The idea is pretty great in theory, but it is not being implemented in a sound way, so is actually a net negative on the climate.

[perfectallycromulent]

i'm seeing a bunch of people say everything we've done is worse than useless without proposing anything useful themselves. hopelessness is also a guilt-removal method.

[ecoideazventures]

@7:05 - It's funny to watch Al Jazeera question the carbon neutralness of their own Qatar World Cup! Hope their big bosses dont get too worried about Al Jazeera's independence