Scope 3 emissions as carbon offsets are disdained in many climate advocacy and science circles, since low-quality offsets have been widely used for greenwashing purposes.
If a country has giant forests and sequesters more CO2 than it emits this then has ALREADY been considered in the ‘green problem’. If you get a credit for this and sell that credit there is a transfer of money but the fact is more CO2 will Be emitted. It is completely illogical. (For the record IMO the entire issue is bogus. Top to bottom.) it is like the church selling indulgences. “I had sex with my secretary, Father.” “No problem. Give me $1000 and God will forgive you.”
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If a country has giant forests and sequesters more CO2 than it emits this then has ALREADY been considered in the ‘green problem’. If you get a credit for this and sell that credit there is a transfer of money but the fact is more CO2 will Be emitted. It is completely illogical. (For the record IMO the entire issue is bogus. Top to bottom.) it is like the church selling indulgences. “I had sex with my secretary, Father.” “No problem. Give me $1000 and God will forgive you.”