Mastodawn

Estelle Novenka Florens Jan 19, 2023

Sara Vicca Jan 19, 2023

Research into Verra, world’s leading #carbon standard for the rapidly growing $2bn voluntary #offset market, found that >90% of rainforest offset credits are likely “phantom credits”, not representing genuine #carbon reductions.

This raises questions over credits bought by several internationally renowned companies – some having labelled products #carbonneutral, or told their consumers they can fly, buy new clothes or eat certain foods worsening the #climatecrisis.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe

Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating

The Guardian

Estelle Novenka Florens Jan 19, 2023

Leo Burtscher Jan 19, 2023

#Carbonfarming, yet another tool used for #offsetting carbon #emissions is shown not to work as claimed: "We conclude that soil-based private carbon certificates are unlikely to deliver the emission offset attributed to them and that their benefit for climate change mitigation is uncertain." -- study by Carsten Paul @ZALF_leibniz, @bartoszbartk et al.(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36608610/)

Estelle Novenka Florens Dec 21, 2022

Wolfgang Cramer Dec 21, 2022

Sowing doubt: How big ag is delaying #SustainableFarming in Europe - New analysis sheds light on key industry #lobbying #tactics at a decisive moment for the future of #agriculture https://www.desmog.com/2022/12/21/sowing-doubt-how-big-ag-is-delaying-sustainable-farming-in-europe/

Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

In the spring of 2020, the European Union announced an ambitious plan to overhaul farming practices in fields and valleys across the continent. Named Farm to Fork, it calls for less fertiliser and pesticide use, and more organic production. Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a […]

DeSmog

Estelle Novenka Florens Nov 26, 2022

Conrad Hackett

Nov 11, 2022

We worry about the wrong things. Exhibit A:

People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000

Estelle Novenka Florens Nov 7, 2022

Guillem Leon May 10, 2021

I have encountered more image descriptions on Mastodon in 24 hours than I have in Twitter in a couple of years. Seriously. I'm not exaggerating.
As a blind person, this means a lot to me. If you read this and you describe your images, thank you so, so, so much on behalf of all of us. If you don't, now you know you'll be helping random Internet strangers make sense of your posts by typing in a few more words than usual.

Estelle Novenka Florens Nov 6, 2022

Hi everyone!

#Debate is an activity that gives many people a sense of meaning, a place to discuss topics they cannot elsewhere, tools to advocate for themselves, self-confidence, and community.

However, African debaters and debaters who lack resources have been systematically locked out for a long time.

I hope you can be part of the solution by supporting a GoFundMe campaign, created by two of Africa's top debaters to help them compete at the world champs.

https://gofund.me/f5ddb35f