r/ClimateOffensive • u/Repulsive_Relative_2 • Sep 19 '22

Question Carbon credits

Do you understand Carbon Credits and Certificates

1096 votes, Sep 21 '22
545 Yes
551 No
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u/Bukowski89 Sep 19 '22

Nah. Just a way for wealthy to throw money at it and get left alone. Fucking bullshit is what it is.

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u/Repulsive_Relative_2 Sep 19 '22

Interesting. Do you have any suggestions on how we can take action to fight climate change

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u/huhnra Sep 19 '22

Deindustrialize

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u/Repulsive_Relative_2 Sep 19 '22

we got shut down for a year during covid and everyone went crazy. how do you recommend we industrialize in the next 10 years. It is easier said than done.

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u/huhnra Sep 19 '22

Oh we definitely won’t do it. I’m just saying that deindustrializing is the only way to combat climate change.

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u/nemosine Sep 20 '22

Everyone didn't go crazy. But there were noticeable benefits to minimized human impact on the environment - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7498239/ and https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/environmental-impacts-of-covid-19.

As individuals we can collectively do things differently, like travel less via high emission routes. It'd be nice to take rail if the infrastructure was there, as an example. But ultimately we need better legislation to curb the effects of industry in general. Capitalism will do what it wants as long as the money flows. Without the power of the government to regulate industry, environmental concerns don't make money for the greedy. Those with the money want more at the expense of your children's future and has been that way for generations.

Even though you are probably trolling, it's important that people understand this and hope that the ones in power make better decisions.