p_nut268 t1_ix9xl2p wrote
Reply to comment by FlatulentWallaby in This Startup Turned 1 Million Pounds of Ocean Plastic Into a Highly Profitable Business by RedditModsAreAPlague
They do that now. The fucking Canadian oil sands companies are making a huge promotional push about how they are on the verge of being carbon neutral. Which is straight up fucking bullshit. Yet here we are.
DadOfFan t1_ixa4nog wrote
greenwashing is so common, there is a push in Australia to make it an offence to claim to be green without providing science based proof of the claims.
AdvertisingFree4150 t1_ixddjc1 wrote
thats awesome. its seems like most companies planting a couple tree then saying theyre carbon neutral.
Flash635 t1_ixaewp5 wrote
Carbon neutral is just planting trees to offset how much carbon your business is responsible for. It doesn't actually reduce carbon output.
OriginalCompetitive t1_ixag6ex wrote
Hence the word “offset.”
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