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Carbon offsets - CSE are against them

Joining in on the carbon offset debate, CSE (Centre for Sustainable Energy) have made their position clear:

“Carbon offsetting has no part to play in an effective strategy to reduce carbon emissions in the UK.”

This is in response to the government’s current consultation on creating a more transparent carbon offsetting industry.  CSE’s full response can be found here (pdf, 5 pages).

The key message is that they don’t want the carbon offsetting to lull everyone into a false sense of security.  It’s interesting watching CNN (I’m currently travelling and the only english speaking TV is CNN in hotel rooms) painting a very rosy picture where technology will save us all.  This type of message, CSE believes, is damaging. 

Personally, I believe neither doom and gloom nor rosy reporting are ideal.  Striking the balance between the two camps is key and something I’ll be pondering on a while longer.

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