Is carbon offsetting a vital climate tool or just corporate greenwashing?
In short: When companies fund tree planting to offset pollution, critics call it greenwashing. Sandeep Roy Choudhury argues that dismissing these markets prevents the very investment needed for climate progress.
Recorded at the TED Countdown Summit on June 17, 2025, this talk explores the tension within carbon markets. Sandeep Roy Choudhury, drawing on twenty years of experience financing projects ranging from coastal forests to rural cookstoves, argues against letting the pursuit of perfection stall meaningful climate action.
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