Workshop: B132 NETTO NULL and carbon offsets: pseudo-solutions in a neo-colonial tradition
Due to public pressure, companies are setting net-zero emissions targets to give the impression that they are taking aggressive action against climate change. This "race to net-zero" only leads to a steep increase in demand for carbon offsets that often do not result in actual CO2 reduction.
Due to public pressure, companies are setting net-zero emissions targets to give the impression that they are taking aggressive action against climate change. This "race to net-zero emissions" leads to a steep increase in demands for carbon offsets. They do not lead to actual emission reduction, at best they can only neutralise emissions. They maintain the status quo and serve as a means for companies to avoid actual changes to their unsustainable business models.
In recent years, the carbon capturing properties of the natural environment have increasingly been commercialised and used to claim carbon offsets, adding to the pressure on indigenous territories. There have been cases where conservation projects have led to the displacement of entire communities and even serious human rights violations such as extrajudicial killings and rape.
In this workshop we will explore how carbon offsets work, how they are linked to the financialisation of nature, and how they are linked to displacement and other human rights violations of indigenous peoples on the ground in the context of so-called conservation. We will also discuss how we can build alliances in the climate movement to demand an end to carbon offsets in favour of real emissions reductions.
Info
Day:
2022-08-19
Start time:
16:30
Duration:
01:45
Room:
S202
Organization:
Track:
Ecology and climate justice
Language:
en
