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Founder C2Zero https://teapaw.org/t.co/K6ZZcMGfw3 I’ve given myself a blue tick as self verification is now all the rage.

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined April 2012
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As part of the Knowledge Miles Lecture Series, Roger Cohen, Founder of C2Zero, will deliver ‘A Tale of Two Carbon Markets’. Why two disconnected systems? What are the parallels and differences? How is each used (and misused!). Registration link in the comments.
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There's lots of announcements and news coming out of #COP28. I'm here to rank them for you from a climate scientist's perspective, using 🌴 for the wins and 🤦‍♀️ for the facepalms. Did I miss something? Let me know and I'll add it to this list! #ClimateAction #COP28FromHome 🧵
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After the hottest days & month on record, how does the @AlboMP Government justify continuing to expand the fossil fuel industry? Approving the Gregory Crinum coal mine expansion in the Bowen Basin until 2073 🤯 canberratimes.com.au/story/8…
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"Today, every major offset program still has the same exact problems researchers and investigative reports have been identifying for more than two decades. That suggests the core problems are inherent to offsets and intractable" Big new J Romm paper: bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/web.sa…
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I have always wondered why there is a sticker in every single piece of fruit.
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Doing grams per km, rather than grams per capita, feels like a bit of a conscious choice by FCAI (who focus solely on intensity in their data) to avoid the question of reducing car use altogether!
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New carbon offset just dropped
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If you would like a pleasantly maddening picture of exactly how severely the fossil fuel industry has been lying to us, here's their total net income from 2015 to 2022, compared to how much they've spent on various non-fossil technologies:
A major shift is taking place in global energy 5 years ago, for $1 invested in fossil fuels, the same went to clean energy. But since then, a big gap has opened up. This year, for $1 invested in fossil fuels, $1.70 is going to clean energy ➡️ iea.li/3BQOlMq
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Nice @Goodcitizens_au - more than carbon neutral @PortableBeta @C2Zero_ @hedera @earisheretohear @geisenbergerwes @tsakoog – at Brisbane, Queensland
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So, I thought this comment from @Bowenchris justifying unlimited offset purchasing in Safeguard was interesting. For quite a few reasons, but a key one being that the cement industry *specifically* talks a lot how it could reduce emissions without laying people off......
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"Every billion dollars we spend on offsets is a billion dollars that we didn't spend on something useful." "Spending on offsets rather than decarbonisation is about the most economically inefficient thing I can think of." @RDNS_TAI at the #ClimateIntegrity Summit.
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"Often the claims relate to offsets which may only come into being in later years. Or to reduced intensity i.e. fewer emissions per unit of output." "Climate Active seems to have a low standard for substantiation of claims." Allan Fels AO at our #ClimateIntegrity Summit.
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"The fact that big polluters can be certified "climate champions" under the Govt's Climate Active carbon neutral certification system is a testament to the disconnect between the urgency of our climate & biodiversity crises & existing policies." @sarahinthesen8 #ClimateIntegrity
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"The timing of this climate integrity summit could not be better," "There are increasing concerns about integrity of net zero targets & the use of offsets instead of real action to cut emissions." @BillHareClimate delivers the keynote for our #ClimateIntegrity Summit.
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"The risk is that carbon markets are actually driving the catastrophic climate change that we're seeing now" - @pollyjhemming #4corners
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"What's happening with carbon trading is echoing a pattern she's seen with logging and mining" "Right now my heart cries out that there is nothing protecting these people" - Mary Boni, human rights lawyer #4corners
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Roger Cohen retweeted
Even regardless of logging, it's laughable that any company can just claim a piece of existing forest (in PNG, or anywhere) and collect carbon credits from it. What additional abatement are they providing? None. Yet that credit justifies further fossil-fuel extraction #4corners
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