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Commissioners,
This is the same marketplace that WA DOE participates in with its misguided “cap-and-invest” program.
From: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/24/chevron-carbon-offset-climate-crisis <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/24/chevron-carbon-offset-climate-crisis>
… carbon offsets and carbon capture as false climate solutions, given that both enable – even encourage – polluters to keep emitting greenhouse gases.
Earlier this year, a Guardian investigation revealed <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe> that the
forest carbon offsets approved by Verra, the world’s leading certifier which is used by Disney, Gucci, Shell and Chevron, are mostly junk and could make global heating worse.
Experts say that the findings shine a light on the broader strategy to undermine and delay meaningful climate action. “This is how we lose a planet: through corporate dishonesty and
obstruction,” said Peter Kalmus, a NASA climate scientist speaking on his own behalf.
“This deeply documented history of greenwashing and malfeasance should make every human on Earth who isn’t paid by the fossil fuel industry furious,” added Kalmus.
Please do not support our state’s efforts to disguise its part in worsening the climate crisis.
Thank you,
Tom Thiersch
Jefferson County, WA
From: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carb
on-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe>