Reasoning:
Carbon offsets have shown to have negative effects on averting climate change. The biggest polluters have used carbon offsets to greenwash their polluting activities suggesting that they hit emission reduction goals. Another crucial issue is that many carbon offset projects report far greater successes in reducing carbon emission than they actually successfully do, allowing firms to pollute more than they paid for. In addition, the inherent problem of carbon offsets is that they offset carbon in the long-term, which is why using them as short-term correction for carbon emissions will simply speed up the short-term process of global warming, rather than compensate for current emissions. Moreover, it has shown to harm communities where carbon offset projects are constructed, as they are often excluded from the decision-making processes. Furthermore, carbon offsets have shown to take land away from communities to ensure their own livelihoods, this cannot be promoted, as arable and farmable land is already reducing due to global warming.
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https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/50689/carbon-offsets-net-zero-greenwashing-scam/
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/50689/carbon-offsets-net-zero-greenwashing-scam/
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/07/greenpeace-calls-for-end-to-carbon-offsets.html
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