The "net" in "Net Zero" is a distraction. We need to aim for "zero carbon".
Here's yet another reminder that carbon offsets mostly aren't worth the paper they're written on: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/do-carbon-credit-reduce-emissions-greenhouse-gases
We cannot use offsets to excuse further fossil fuel burning. The aim has to be zero carbon emissions. Even if we try hard, we'll miss by a bit, and by then there might be techniques to take in carbon to reach net zero. But decarbonisation must be as complete as possible
If we want to really fix this mess, we need to apply the same criteria to the atmosphere as to any other polluted area. You first stop throwing shit at it, then clean it.
Net zero, even it wasn't a lie, means perpetuating the problem.
