Climate promises of AI a lot like carbon offsets

"... we’ve seen again and again that [...] often #exaggerate the #climate benefits, doing little to alter the balance of what’s going into or coming out of the #atmosphere."

"... big gap between how #AI could be used and how it will be used ..."

"... we ... can’t count on AI to drive down #emission|s more than it drives them up ... time frame now demanded by the dangers of climate change."

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/10/1114912/why-the-climate-promises-of-ai-sound-a-lot-like-carbon-offsets/

All those trees planted in New Zealand to offset carbon emissions? It's not the perfect solution we thought it was... 

"The 30-year net present value of land with production forestry and carbon credits is NZ$21,300 per hectare, 144% more than the expected returns from sheep and beef"

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-millions-trees-isnt-climate-zealand.html

In #Juneau, #Alaska, a #carbonoffset project that’s actually working https://grist.org/energy/in-juneau-alaska-a-carbon-offset-project-thats-actually-working/

I've been arguing for years that "carbon offset payments" (and CO2 certificate trade in general) is modern sale of indulgence, and thus fraud, now look who supports my stance: https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/16/murder-offsets/#pulped-and-papered

Letting kids plant mono cultural commercial forests under the guise of environment conversation is an especially evil plot even I wouldn't have expected, though.

@pluralistic #environment #forest #fires #CarbonOffset

“I'm an environmentalist, I buy carbon offset credits”
“It would be hypocritical to sue the oil industry but then use the products of this industry”
— Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, Feb 28

the greenest city btw

Carbon offset sham: Study on results from a major carbon offset company find their projects are useless or worse
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe
#globalwarming #carbonoffset #greenwashing #climate #scam #-

I have a bunch of #jokes about #CarbonOffset projects.

Most of them don't work.

Genuinely, if someone wanders past some sources on Wren (the #CarbonOffset thing) that aren't coming *from* Wren and are looking at the work they do?

Please send them to me. (Boosts and DMs are okay.)

Something about them keeps bugging me, and I really want to look into it with more depth than just "Their website says!"

(Am not thinking of putting money into it, but am highly cynical.)

We’re here for #sustainablewine and #carbonoffset wine deliveries across the UK. We’re aiming to be Britain’s most sustainable vintner too with a tree planted for every order plus our own #welshvineyard helping to reduce our road miles soon too.

See more at www.chilledandtannin.com

#introduction time

I’m an environmental attorney, never worked in any other legal field. Most of what I do is in #climatechange -- I've worked on development of #carbonoffset projects in the past, still deal with #climatepolicy and offset issues. Love learning #languages, working with high school #exchangestudents in my so-called spare time, and have a fondness for German Shepherds.

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