When I was in elementary school, the cafeteria switched to disposable plastic trays because the paper ones hurt trees. Stupid, I know… but are today’s initiatives any better?

  • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Some are already being questioned as inadequate. Carbon offsets often times don’t offset much carbon at all. Some of that is on purpose and are just people trying to make a quick buck, but some are actual humanitarian efforts that didn’t take into account all factors and end up being much less effective than initially thought.