You've probably heard of carbon offsetting, and heard people praise it as one potential tool in the fight against climate change.
But how much do you really know about it?
In today's podcast we go into how it really works, why people love it, why others hate it, and discuss whether it's a positive or a negative force in the fight to prevent global warming.
Full transcript, key vocabulary, and bonus episodes available on www.leonardoenglish.com
Show Notes
You've probably heard of carbon offsetting, and heard people praise it as one potential tool in the fight against climate change. But how much do you really know about it?
In today's episode we cover:
- Introduction & 1 week left of promotional pricing (head to leonardoenglish.com/subscribe to find out more)
- What carbon offsetting actually is
- How it works in practice
- How to go carbon neutral
- Cost of carbon offsetting
- Carbon offsetting as a 21st century version of the Catholic Church selling indulgences
- Similarity with daycare late fees
- Different types of carbon offsetting programmes
- Problems with carbon offsetting
- How to calculate your carbon footprint and offset
Links mentioned: https://projectwren.com/Key vocabulary:
Kicking the can, Zooming, Dig a little bit deeper, Existential, Counteract, Initiatives, Absorb, Financing, Its fair share, Critics, Absolved, Purgatory, Complacency, Apathy, Root cause, Incentive, Deter, Discourage, Deterrent,, Down the line, Grow overnight, Distributing, Stoves, Switch, In any case, Leveled, Operators, Sullied, Stepped up to the mark, Rigorous, Accreditations, Clamp down, Altogether, In the slightest, One size fits all, Inevitably, Over and above, Enlarged, Skimming over, Tenuous, Get my drift
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