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Carbon Offsets and Their Perverse Incentives

LastWeekTonight · Commentary · YouTube title: Carbon Offsets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Why it's here

HN points to it as an informative explainer on why many carbon offset schemes are not genuine.

What it covers

A Last Week Tonight segment explaining carbon offsets, what they claim to do, and how they may worsen climate change. It looks at perverse incentives and questionable projects.