Hosted by
Corporate Accountability, Institute for Policy Studies Climate Policy Program and NC Council of Churches Eco-Justice Connection / NC Interfaith Power and Light
In recent years, we have seen a proliferation of commitments by governments and corporations to get to “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by a target date. In this webinar, we will expose how these “net zero” commitments are at best based on a misunderstanding of the underlying science, and at worst an outright form of “greenwashing” and propaganda to conceal the fact that these governments and corporations have every intention of continuing to profit from business as usual while distracting the public with meaningless commitments.
Specifically, we plan to address the following issues:
- Why the phrase “net zero” means nothing without context. (Does it mean eliminating 98% of emissions and finding ways to absorb the remaining 2%? Or eliminating only 50% while absorbing the remaining 50%? These two are not the same!)
- Why offset markets, bioenergy, and direct air capture are outright false solutions.
- How even ecosystem restoration to absorb excess emissions can be an unjust solution if implemented in a top-down, profit-driven way instead of being driven by Indigenous and local communities.
- Why, ultimately, there is no alternative to aggressively eliminating emissions at source.
Speakers include:
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Sriram Madhusoodanan - US Climate Campaign Director, Corporate Accountability
- Basav Sen - Climate Justice Project Director, Institute for Policy Studies
- Susannah Tuttle - Program Director, NC Council of Churches Eco-Justice Connection / NC Interfaith Power and Light