The California Carbon Rush | Finn West

Carbon markets are the perfect political tool for major polluters to defang environmental demands and maintain the economic status quo.

The California Carbon Rush | Finn West localStorage.setItem('darkMode', val)), $watch('motionSafe', val => localStorage.setItem('motionSafe', val))" x-bind:class="(document.querySelector('.page-template-template-page-subscriptions') || document.querySelector('.page-template-template-page-gift-subscriptions') || document.querySelector('.page-template-template-page-special-book-offer') || document.querySelector('.page-template-template-page-summer-2024-bucket-hat')) ? { 'motion-off': motionSafe == '1' } : { 'dark': darkMode === 'dark' || (darkMode === 'system' && window.matchMedia('(prefers-colo

related reading

• The climate solution adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
• A nonprofit promised to preserve wildlife. Then it made millions claiming it could cut down trees | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
• The Great Cash-for-Carbon Hustle | The New Yorkernewyorker.com
• Report: Watershed's Business Breakdown & Founding Story | Contrary Researchresearch.contrary.com
• An advance market commitment to accelerate carbon removalfrontierclimate.com
• What Are Carbon Crediting Programs - Carbon Offset Guideoffsetguide.org
• How middlemen carbon brokers take a cut from money meant to help offset emissionsunearthed.greenpeace.org
• Voluntary Carbon Markets in 2023: A Bumpy Road Behind, Crossroads Ahead | Bain & Companybain.com
• Why carbon markets aren’t enough to scale carbon removal | Latitude Medialatitudemedia.com
• The knock-on effect: The curious case of California's LCFS programcarbonrisk.substack.com
• The Missing Tool in the Climate Fightssir.org
• Carbon removal hype is becoming a dangerous distraction | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com