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Germany's Ecosia proposes stewardship to run Google Chrome

23 points by 13324 1y ago

arresin 1y ago
My worry is that anyone but Google will run it into the ground and the web platform will actually be dead at that point.
moralestapia 1y ago
>Ecosia plans to reinvest part of Chrome's profits in climate action under Ecosia’s governance "Please let us route Chrome's money into our friends' scam projects". Yeah, don't see that happening.
- GuinansEyebrows 1y ago
  can you provide some sources on this insinuation?
  - moralestapia 1y ago
    Sure, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantria_Corporation_Ponzi_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantria_Corporation_Ponzi_sche... https://energytracker.asia/are-carbon-offsets-a-scam/ https://energytracker.asia/are-carbon-offsets-a-scam/ https://grain.org/en/article/7071 https://grain.org/en/article/7071 https://infoamazonia.org/en/2024/05/21/top-brands-buy-amazon-carbon-credits-from-suspected-timber-laundering-scam https://infoamazonia.org/en/2024/05/21/top-brands-buy-amazon... https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/discredited-again https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/discredited-ag... https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blog/7910/shells-scandal-in-china-highlights-the-greenwashing-and-climate-risks-of-carbon-offset-credits/ https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blog/7910/shells-scandal... https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/the-great-cash-for-carbon-hustle https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/the-great-cash... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/energy-australia-apologises-to-400000-customers-and-settles-greenwashing-legal-action https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/energ... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/courts-corporate-carbon-offsetting-claims-lse-report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/courts-c... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/brazil-amazon-carbon-credit-offsets https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/brazil... https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-executives-of-carbon-credit-project-developer-cqc-charged-with-fraud-5641b9d9 https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-executives-of-carbon-cre... That enough?
    - GuinansEyebrows 1y ago
      i got through about half the list before i realized that these are all just general articles against carbon offsets (which, i think, in general, are very stupid compared to regulating energy usage). i thought you had a specific point about the behavior of Ecosia and i was curious because i've applied there in the past and find it an interesting company (planting trees is... good? usually? if done right?).
mrweasel 1y ago
From TechCrunch: Ecosia believes Chrome is on track to generate $1 trillion over the next decade. I can see Chrome being profitable in the hands of Google, but separating Chrome from Googles ad business would remove the profitability. Chrome on it's own isn't going the generate any profit.

23 points by 13324 1y ago

My worry is that anyone but Google will run it into the ground and the web platform will actually be dead at that point.

moralestapia 1y ago

>Ecosia plans to reinvest part of Chrome's profits in climate action under Ecosia’s governance "Please let us route Chrome's money into our friends' scam projects". Yeah, don't see that happening.

GuinansEyebrows 1y ago
can you provide some sources on this insinuation?
- moralestapia 1y ago
  Sure, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantria_Corporation_Ponzi_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantria_Corporation_Ponzi_sche... https://energytracker.asia/are-carbon-offsets-a-scam/ https://energytracker.asia/are-carbon-offsets-a-scam/ https://grain.org/en/article/7071 https://grain.org/en/article/7071 https://infoamazonia.org/en/2024/05/21/top-brands-buy-amazon-carbon-credits-from-suspected-timber-laundering-scam https://infoamazonia.org/en/2024/05/21/top-brands-buy-amazon... https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/discredited-again https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/discredited-ag... https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blog/7910/shells-scandal-in-china-highlights-the-greenwashing-and-climate-risks-of-carbon-offset-credits/ https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blog/7910/shells-scandal... https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/the-great-cash-for-carbon-hustle https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/the-great-cash... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/energy-australia-apologises-to-400000-customers-and-settles-greenwashing-legal-action https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/energ... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/courts-corporate-carbon-offsetting-claims-lse-report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/25/courts-c... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/brazil-amazon-carbon-credit-offsets https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/brazil... https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-executives-of-carbon-credit-project-developer-cqc-charged-with-fraud-5641b9d9 https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-executives-of-carbon-cre... That enough?
  - GuinansEyebrows 1y ago
    i got through about half the list before i realized that these are all just general articles against carbon offsets (which, i think, in general, are very stupid compared to regulating energy usage). i thought you had a specific point about the behavior of Ecosia and i was curious because i've applied there in the past and find it an interesting company (planting trees is... good? usually? if done right?).

mrweasel 1y ago

From TechCrunch: Ecosia believes Chrome is on track to generate $1 trillion over the next decade. I can see Chrome being profitable in the hands of Google, but separating Chrome from Googles ad business would remove the profitability. Chrome on it's own isn't going the generate any profit.