10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted

Op-ed by 41 experts and scientists debunking the myths of net-zero targets and carbon offsetting.

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This article was originally published as on op-ed on 4 December 2020 in the main Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter by 23 experts and researchers associated with Researchers Desk, and with Niclas Hällström, WhatNext? as one of the main authors. The article was translated and published at Climate Home News on 11 December 2020 with additional, international signatories and generated a lot of interest as the most read article on Climate Home News for quite some time.

10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted

The article effectively debunks 10 myths about net-zero targets and off-setting.

Below commentary on the original Swedish article by Greta Thunberg.

”Vi måste skifta fokus från Sveriges nettonollmål 2045 till inhemska, verkliga utsläppsminskningar på 12 till 15 procent per år.”

Den här artikeln av ledande forskare måste skrivas ut och sättas upp på varenda kylskåpsdörr och anslagstavla i hela Sverige.https://t.co/ADNRbhOp7S

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 4, 2020