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Re: We need to define a path for Debian to climate neutrality



On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 11:38:20AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Fri, 2022-04-08 at 20:35 +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> 
> > Budget: We need to determine our current CO2 emissions as a project,
> > and then define a roadmap to carbon neutrality by an acceptable date,
> 
> I would be wary of the legitimacy and effectiveness of carbon offset
> products. In Australia the carbon credit/offset scheme was recently
> revealed to be fraudulent in many cases and I would not be surprised if
> it were found to be similar in other countries. I think a better path
> would be to work on transitioning our energy usage to renewable sources
> and reducing our energy requirements.

You only compensate what you can't transform, in any case. Either via
Gold Standard projects or buying away CO2 emission rights from the
industry (if available).

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