Will Carbon Offsetting Help Reduce Carbon?

Episode Summary: Is Carbon offsetting a good idea or a bad one?Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Jenn Swanson and Imma Lopez.From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves.  Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.Having contributed to many areas of the Carbon Almanac, Jenn and Imma came together to discuss a number of different environmental issues.In this episode, Carbon offsetting is discussed and how it could be a little misleading to pay for making a carbon footprint.  How else could we approach this without paying for a future solution now?  What are the benefits and disadvantages of carbon offsetting?For more information on the project, and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.orgWant to join in the conversation?Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!You can find out more on pages 226 and 227 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 348---The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.