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Green gaslighting

Last updated: December 10, 2024 2:02 am
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Greenwashing and Green Gaslighting: The Deceit of Environmental Offsetting

When you make a purchase that is supposedly meant to offset your carbon footprint or cheating behavior, it may seem like a gesture of care. However, in reality, it often ends up being deceitful, serving to cover your tracks and move on as if nothing ever happened. This is akin to the services offered by Cheat Neutral, where individuals pay to offset their cheating behavior. But is buying offsets really any better than doing nothing at all?

The concept of carbon offsetting and cheating offsets both share a common theme – they capitalize on our awareness that something is wrong, offer a quick fix, and ultimately conceal the root of the problem. In many ways, these strategies can be seen as a form of gaslighting. Gaslighting is a manipulative tactic where one person undermines another’s reality, often deflecting blame and taking credit for resolving issues they themselves caused.

One striking example of green gaslighting comes from two students who made millions by using power from gas flares generated by offshore oil and gas fields to mine Bitcoin. While their approach may seem efficient, it simply exploits oil and gas reserves more effectively without addressing the underlying environmental concerns.

Similarly, corporate PR campaigns often tout fossil fuel companies as leaders in sustainability, despite evidence suggesting otherwise. These interventions not only fail to address the problems at hand but also exacerbate existing issues.

Green gaslighting also extends to cases of ecological violence, such as the destruction of native biodiversity in Palestine to make way for European pine monocultures. This rebranding of colonization as environmentally friendly is not only deceptive but contributes to long-term ecological devastation.

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In the context of conflict, such as the ongoing situation in Gaza, green gaslighting takes on a more sinister form. While Palestinians face environmental degradation and resource depletion, Israel continues to tout its climate initiatives while perpetuating violence and destruction.

Green gaslighting ultimately allows perpetrators of environmental harm to shift blame onto victims while presenting themselves as progressive and sustainable. This insidious form of manipulation goes beyond simple greenwashing, as it actively distorts reality and undermines efforts to address pressing environmental challenges.

Authors Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan delve deeper into these issues in their book “The Sustainability Class: How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists.” Through their critical analysis, they shed light on the dangers of green gaslighting and the urgent need for genuine, transformative action to address our environmental crises.

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