A Conjuring Distraction Technique?

Sadly, George Monbiot, appears to be entirely right in dismissing the booming area of carbon offsetting, as being largely a 'con trick' (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/26/carbon-offsetting-environmental-collapse-carbon-land-grab). There is little doubt that any meaningful attempt to counter climate change, means leaving non-renewables in the ground. Climate change can only be (slowly) countered by removing some of the current atmospheric carbon dioxide. In spite of this, many large oil companies have been arguing they can safely expand their operations into new locations, so long as they carbon offset. The companies only give a vague idea of the true levels of likely emissions. Their proposals for carbon offsetting are also rarely properly evaluated by ecologists. Many of the proposals actually appear likely to cause further environmental damage. Carbon offsetting appears to be designed to enable companies to 'carry on as normal', whilst lulling their customers into a belief that they can be 'guilt free'. This greenwash isn't, however, limited to oil companies. Airlines; gas providers; vehicle manufacturers; mining consortia; travel companies; builders; marine transport; power producers etc; etc are all heavily involved in carbon offsetting. Anything to maintain the status quo, except that is no chance that carbon offsetting will do so!