A carbon offset is an alternative to reducing your carbon footprint because it balances out the emissions you cannot reduce. It involves paying an offset company to reduce carbon emissions elsewhere, such as funding a reforestation project or renewable energy project.
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1 Comment to 'Carbon Offset'
February 23, 2010
[...] Planet also sells carbon offsets and their mantra is to conserve what you can and offset the rest. Â My flight offset is $28 and [...]
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