#COP26: GREENWASH ALERT!
The fossil fuel industry & banks caused are among the biggest climate villains. Now & are here in Glasgow trying to scale up offsetting & give polluters a free pass to keep polluting. Their plan could trash the 1,5°C goal.
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It is time to take down the Taskforce on Corporate Scams.
Polluting profiteers see offsetting as their “get out of jail for free card” in the climate game.
But offsetting is often a dangerous climate lie.
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Offsetting risks human rights transgressions and to harm already vulnerable communities.
Offsetting is often hypocrisy and it is swirling around at #COP26.
In broad daylight, we are being gaslit by corporates and governments but we are exposing the climate lies.
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Nature-based offsetting that relies heavily on land use in the Global South and in Indigenous lands risks shifting responsibility for emissions made by Global North countries to those already struggling with the impacts of the climate crisis and are least responsible for it.
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This Taskforce, and other schemes like it, are scams that could trash the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1,5°C.
We are a part of nature. If we protect nature, we protect ourselves. We do not protect ourselves with dangerous climate lies like offsets.
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Offsets are a cop out - corporate speak for we wanna side-step this and keep polluting $$$ - don’t let them 👊
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Tackling methane is high on the agenda at the U.N. negotiations. The United States and the European Union have been pressing countries to sign the Global Methane Pledge to cut emissions. E.U. officials estimate that rapid reductions in methane could trim 0.3 degrees Celsius from
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overall global temperature rise by 2030. Climate scientists say the world desperately needs drastic cuts in methane emissions to prevent catastrophic warming. Brazil on Monday said it had signed the methane pledge, and the White House said other top emitters to join included
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Greta, this isn't the new Greta. Your back to your "bashing" style. All they will do is dig in.
The softer Greta will lead to meaningful discussion. Open those doors.
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