Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets
Overview
John Oliver explains what carbon offsets are, what they claim to do, how they might be making climate change even worse, and, of course, how Oscar Isaac is getting hotter.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2022-08-21
- Runtime
- 35 min
Episode context
August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets is Episode 21 in Season 9 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2022-08-21. The runtime is 35 min.
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