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Re: Next steps towards a net zero IETF

George Michaelson <ggm@algebras.org> Tue, 21 March 2023 21:07 UTC

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From: George Michaelson <ggm@algebras.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:06:48 +1000
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Subject: Re: Next steps towards a net zero IETF
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I agree with Christian.

Yes to quantify, measure, understand.

No to offsets without a lot more discussion.

These are disjoint activities. It's not both or nothing.

-George


On Wed, 22 Mar 2023, 01:16 Christian Huitema, <huitema@huitema.net> wrote:

> I am pretty disappointed to see the IETF LLC investing in the "carbon
> offset" strategy, let alone paying consultants to produce an expensive
> report.
>

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