Lecturer in International Politics, University of Manchester
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Carbon offsets offer a fantasy of capitalism without crises
On some level, people want to believe in carbon offsetting because it offers to rekindle capitalism’s promise that we can enjoy consumerism without being too concerned about ecological crisis, by delivering a seductive story of power and status in which somebody else cleans up the mess.
March 17, 2021