NASA is ready to lift off! Once again, the target is the moon, as another giant leap for humanity awaits In the 53 years since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, that giant leap for mankind was surely felt, as we now live in the digital age with mobile phones and light-speed communication.… Continue reading Another giant leap for mankind is possible – just not in space
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Patagonia will use all profits to save the planet
Patagonia outdoor clothing brand becomes a climate-centric business The hugely successful clothing brand, Patagonia, is using 100% of future profits to help fight climate change. Patagonia is a private company headquartered in Ventura, California, and its outdoor clothing and equipment products are market leaders. Yvon Chouinard founded the company in 1973. “It’s been a half-century… Continue reading Patagonia will use all profits to save the planet
Climate tipping points alert!
The news isn’t great, TBH No less than 5 climate tipping points are in sight. We have no idea what kind of cascading effect any or all these tipping points could have. We just want you to be aware of the seriousness of the situation. The world is heading towards 2-3C of global warming. This… Continue reading Climate tipping points alert!
Heroes Urgently Needed
Can you help us deliver our vision of a better, fairer, carbon-neutral world? Hempoffset is growing fast. We’re bringing our vision of a liveable, sustainable future to the entire world. We’re fixing big problems by rebalancing our relationship with the sun. We’ll do this by removing CO2 from the atmosphere at gigatonne scale, using the… Continue reading Heroes Urgently Needed
The existential climate crisis is here, it’s all connected, so the solutions must be too
Why global warming causes heatwaves, floods, and droughts Global warming is the process by which greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2) trap the sun’s heat in our atmosphere, instead of letting it reflect back into space. The key points to remember about global warming are that a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapour,… Continue reading The existential climate crisis is here, it’s all connected, so the solutions must be too
Sustainable aviation is within reach – just look at Ryanair
The global aviation industry is in crisis and it’s far from over For over two years now, we have learned how a new and constantly mutating virus can change life as we know it and take almost all certainties away – literally overnight. Among all affected industries, the aviation industry was probably disrupted the most.… Continue reading Sustainable aviation is within reach – just look at Ryanair
John Oliver’s debunking of forestry carbon offsets is priceless
Most carbon offset products are bullshit And the problem is, they’re likely making things worse, on top of harming people in the developing world. John Oliver nails it in this clip. Now, click on through to YouTube and hit play… At Hempoffset, we’re disrupting a dysfunctional carbon offset ‘industry’. We’re doing this by enabling the… Continue reading John Oliver’s debunking of forestry carbon offsets is priceless
Environmental Justice: What it is and how Hempoffset will deliver it
Environmental Justice must be delivered to the world Centuries of (mostly) European exploitative colonialism have given us our broken world today. While the brutal exploitation of colonised peoples has been given a PR makeover, the exploitation continues, under the guises of commodities markets and globalisation. We believe that Europe needs to collectively step up and… Continue reading Environmental Justice: What it is and how Hempoffset will deliver it
Oil companies make enough profit to buy every politician, every system
$3 billion a day is the pure profit oil generates Oil profit is obscene. Since the Nixon era, oil has generated $52 trillion in pure profit for the oil companies and regimes that own fossil fuel deposits. A new analysis published by The Guardian, 21 July 2022, shows just how much cash has been available… Continue reading Oil companies make enough profit to buy every politician, every system
Climate is now a weapon
Conservative oil money and the US Supreme Court, plus western industry, the G7 and Russia, have weaponized energy and climate Climate is now a weapon, a political, military, and financial weapon. It’s been a tough few days, on top of the US establishment attack on women’s rights, the ongoing wars, droughts and famines, and the… Continue reading Climate is now a weapon