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submitted 8 months ago by ajsadauskas@aus.social to c/green@lemmy.ml

General rule of thumb: Low gross emissions are better than net zero or net negative emissions.

Especially when those low gross emissions are across scope one (on premises), two (off-site energy), and three (supply chain).

Doubly so if those net zero/negative emissions are due to carbon offsets.

#ClimateChange #Climate #Environment @green #GlobalWarming #CarbonEsmissions #NetZero

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[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

"Net-zero" is just anther way of saying "We cooked the data to shit, this is greenwashing"

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