Climate Hoax Part 2: Carbon Cowboys, Green Scams, and the $2 Trillion Climate Hustle

Climate change has become a trillion-dollar industry — but who’s really benefiting?

In Part 2 of our deep-dive series, Roger and Daniel investigate the global web of greenwashing, carbon offset scams, ESG manipulation, and the shadowy profit machines behind climate panic. Drawing from recent reports by Reuters, The New Yorker, Corporate Accountability, and The Washington Post, this episode explores:

• Carbon offset projects tied to illegal logging in the Amazon

• Third-party audits paid by the same developers they're meant to oversee

• ESG funds hemorrhaging investor trust but still attracting billions

• Why the dirtiest math is being published by the cleanest companies

• How “carbon cowboys” are exploiting Indigenous lands for green gold

• And the financial firms making money no matter which way the wind blows

We’re not denying climate variability — we’re denying blind trust in profit-driven narratives. This is your five-minute resistance to green manipulation.

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References for the Episode Description

1. University of Pennsylvania Law School study on carbon auditing bias: esgtimes.in

2. Reuters investigation: Amazon carbon projects tied to deforesters: Reuters Screen OceanReuters

3. New Yorker expose on “carbon cowboys”: The New Yorker

4. Corporate Accountability: problematic offsets retired in 2024: Corporate Accountability

5. ESG outflows in Q1 2025 and underperformance: CSISThe Times

6. Nature study on oil/gas corporate emissions report errors: arXiv

7. ProPublica offset grading study: BPB

8. Washington Post investigation into carbon cowboy abuses: The Washington Post