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Do Quality Carbon Offsets Exist?

Posted on October 14, 2008

Everybody wants to reduce their carbon footprint these days. But many companies have looked to the quick fix of buying carbon offsets. While this practice may slow down as the recession continues, the debate will continue to rage about what makes a quality offset, and there's the rub. Ideally, you want something that is measurable and legitimately reduces the amount of carbon going into the atmosphere (especially during tough times -- why spend money on something that may not accomplish what you hoped?). A number of problems crop up, though, particularly additionality, which boils down to ...

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