Are Carbon Offsets Worth It?

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Should you pay a bit more for carbon-neutral shipping? (Answer: It's complicated.) How do you best offset your next flight? (Answer: Pay much more than you think.) On today's show we break down all-things carbon offsets. Here's a preview: [4:00] Are carbon offsets a greenwashing gimmick? [6:00] How to calculate the equity weighted social cost of carbon of your next flight [15:30] Guilt-free shopping? Here's what carbon neutral shipping really means [19:30] Breaking down the Climate Neutral Certified logo Resources mentioned/Further reading: Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows (via The Guardian) Calculate your flight emissions with MyClimate Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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1:03.0	Well, hello listeners.
1:04.0	Welcome back.
1:05.0	My name is Stephanie Safarian,
1:06.0	and you're listening to episode
1:07.3	353 of Sustainable Minimalist,
1:10.2	a three-ish times a week show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.
1:14.7	On today's show we're breaking down all things carbon offsets. Now I'm a person with a
1:20.9	personal life and I buy stuff, go on airplanes I shop online and I had a lot of questions about carbon offsets I should say to some of you
1:30.8	Sometimes write to me and say are they worth it should I be
1:33.7	giving that extra 20 bucks when I book my flight should I not should I save it
1:38.6	I give it somewhere else what should I be doing to offset the actions that I take every single day that emit carbon into
1:46.3	our atmosphere.
1:48.1	And so we're diving deep into this topic today.
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