Is emission offsetting a type of sale of indulgences?
CO2 offsetting has been associated with the religious concept of “selling indulgences” by the media. By paying a certain amount of money, so the critics, it is possible to buy a clear environmental conscience. It is the goal of myclimate to protect the climate, not the conscience of our clients. myclimate is involved in reducing climate-damaging emissions at the source. But even within an ecologically conscious and exemplary lifestyle, certain CO2 emissions are unavoidable in these times. myclimate is happy to support the willingness of our clients to voluntarily take responsibility for these (remaining) emissions. Thanks to CO2 offsetting, it is possible from a global perspective to balance these unavoidable emissions by investing the payments made into high-value carbon offset projects. For instance, it is preferable to fly to China and support carbon offset projects rather than flying to China and not offsetting the CO2 emissions thus generated. As a further example, climate-impacti
