- Court tosses San Diego County climate plan, calls carbon-offset program 'unlawful' https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/environment/story/2020-06-17/court-san-diego-climate-plan 5 comments politics
- In Juneau, Alaska, a carbon offset project that's actually working https://grist.org/energy/in-juneau-alaska-a-carbon-offset-project-thats-actually-working/ 3 comments climate
- In Juneau, Alaska, a carbon offset project that’s actually working https://grist.org/energy/in-juneau-alaska-a-carbon-offset-project-thats-actually-working/ 11 comments futurology
- Austria announces carbon tax, offset by reduction in other taxes https://www.dw.com/en/austria-announces-carbon-tax-offset-by-reduction-in-other-taxes/a-59393100 7 comments europe
- Airlines pledged to buy carbon offsets to slow warming, but that’s not enough https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/airlines-pledged-to-buy-carbon-offsets-to-slow-warming-but-thats-not-enough/ 11 comments technews
- Will planting trees offset my cars carbon emissions? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7aiqla/will_planting_trees_offset_my_cars_carbon/ 19 comments askscience
- Carbon Offsetting - Environmentally Sound, or a Scam? http://www.celsias.com/2007/09/24/carbon-offsetting-environmentally-sound-or-a-scam/ 5 comments reddit.com
- This Is Why I Don't Understand Carbon Offsets http://groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1830 10 comments science
- Carbon Offsets: Do You Think This Is a Proper Way to Slow Global Warming? http://uuworld.org/news/articles/32672.shtml 2 comments reddit.com
- Carbon offsetting is not warding off environmental collapse – it’s accelerating it | Opinion https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/26/carbon-offsetting-environmental-collapse-carbon-land-grab 4 comments environment
- Bernie Sanders Campaign Becomes 2020’s First To Promise To Offset Carbon Emissions https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-climate_n_5c92f29ae4b08c4fec342ff4?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 502 comments politics
- Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California https://theconversation.com/satellites-detect-no-real-climate-benefit-from-10-years-of-forest-carbon-offsets-in-california-193943 5 comments climate
- Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California https://theconversation.com/satellites-detect-no-real-climate-benefit-from-10-years-of-forest-carbon-offsets-in-california-193943 41 comments environment
- Corporate Carbon Offset Company Accidentally Starts Devastating Wildfire https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vdyx/corporate-carbon-offset-company-accidentally-starts-devastating-wildfire 10 comments worldnews
- Jet Blue to go carbon neutral in 2020 through offsets https://www.mic.com/p/jetblue-announces-carbon-neutral-plan-for-all-domestic-flights-in-2020-19772247 4 comments environment
- We need to get real about carbon offsets in Australia – they won’t stop climate change. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/06/we-need-to-get-real-about-carbon-offsets-in-australia-they-wont-stop-climate-change 3 comments climate
- Upstate NY Bitcoin Miner Greenidge to Offset Rigs’ Carbon Emissions https://www.coindesk.com/upstate-ny-bitcoin-miner-greenidge-to-offset-rigs-carbon-emissions 2 comments cryptocurrency
- VeChain’s New Patent Could Help Offset Carbon Emission https://www.tectalk.co/vechains-new-patent-could-help-offset-carbon-emission/ 154 comments cryptocurrency
- VeChain's New Patent Could Help Offset Carbon Emission https://www.bitcoininsider.org/article/112537/vechains-new-patent-could-help-offset-carbon-emission 17 comments cryptocurrency
- VeChain's New Patent Could Help Offset Carbon Emission https://www.newsbtc.com/news/vechains-patent-help-offset-carbon-emission/ 16 comments cryptocurrency
- Sanders Spending Lots Of Donor Money On ‘Carbon Offsets’ For Private Jet Travel http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/15/sanders-spending-donor-money-on-carbon-offsets/ 8 comments politics
- Companies Are Buying Large Numbers of Carbon Offsets That Don’t Cut Emissions https://www.wsj.com/articles/renewables-carbon-credits-do-not-cut-emissions-united-nations-verra-gold-standard-11662644900 14 comments environment
- Mark Cuban says he is locking $50k in tokenized carbon offsets every 10 days https://cointelegraph.com/news/mark-cuban-says-he-is-locking-50k-in-tokenized-carbon-offsets-every-10-days 13 comments cryptocurrency
- Leading climate change scientist says carbon offsets won’t work, so “Enjoy life while you can” http://www.ihatethemedia.com/leading-climate-scientist-says-carbon-offsets-wont-work-enjoy-life-while-you-can 21 comments reddit.com
- Wildfires are threatening to wreck a key part of California’s climate mitigation plans: the trading of carbon “offsets” pulled from the atmosphere into the state’s forests, a new study has found https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3589562-fires-put-californias-forest-offset-program-at-risk-of-collapse/ 3 comments environment
- Carbon offsetting ‘a new form of colonialism,’ says Indigenous leader at Cop26 https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/cop26-climate-summit-indigenous-offsetting-b1951289.html 6 comments climate
- A Canadian bitcoin ETF aims to offset its climate impact by planting trees to become the 1st carbon-negative investment fund https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/etf/bitcoin-etf-canada-carbon-negative-crypto-energy-consumption-esg-2021-8?op=1 14 comments cryptocurrency
- Study: If we painted every rooftop in 100 major cities white, it would offset the entire planet’s carbon dioxide emissions for one year. http://sustainablog.org/2008/09/10/painting-rooftops-white-would-slow-global-warming/ 10 comments science
- Carbon offsets are a greenwashing scheme, new research shows, despite Amazon’s bullying campaign | New SBTi report confirms Amazon’s climate strategy fails at cutting emissions https://stand.earth/press-releases/carbon-offsets-are-a-greenwashing-scheme-new-research-shows-despite-amazons-bullying-campaign/ 7 comments climate
- Google Is No Longer Claiming to Be Carbon Neutral • The tech giant, which has seen its planet-warming emissions rise because of artificial intelligence, has stopped buying cheap offsets behind the neutrality claim. The company now aims to reach net-zero carbon by 2030. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-08/google-is-no-longer-claiming-to-be-carbon-neutral 45 comments technology
- "Shameful": Shell uses suspect carbon credits to meet climate targets | The oil and gas giant offset part of its emissions with over a million credits from Chinese projects suspended because of integrity concerns https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/02/02/shameful-shell-uses-carbon-credits-under-investigation-to-meet-climate-targets/ 2 comments climate
- Airbus and a partnership of airlines and airline groups comprising more than a dozen worldwide carriers are working together on a new carbon capture project, with the aim to provide secure, verifiable carbon removal credits as part of aviation's need to offset part of its future emissions. https://www.air101.co.uk/2022/09/airbus-gathers-european-airlines-into.html?m=1 2 comments environment
- Carbon offsetting is not warding off environmental collapse – it’s accelerating it: Wealthy companies are using the facade of ‘nature-based solutions’ to enact a great carbon land grab https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/26/carbon-offsetting-environmental-collapse-carbon-land-grab 3 comments environment
- The world’s biggest carbon-sucking machine is switching on in Iceland - fans pull in air, CO2 filtered out, mixed with water, and pumped into deep underground wells. Over the course of a few years it turns to stone. Equivalent to emissions/year from ~870 cars. "Business plan" is to sell offsets. https://qz.com/2055951/climeworks-is-opening-the-worlds-biggest-carbon-removal-machine/ 35 comments energy
- The world’s biggest carbon-sucking machine is switching on in Iceland - fans pull in air, CO2 filtered out, mixed with water, and pumped into deep underground wells. Over the course of a few years it turns to stone. Equivalent to emissions/year from ~870 cars. "Business plan" is to sell offsets. https://qz.com/2055951/climeworks-is-opening-the-worlds-biggest-carbon-removal-machine/ 5 comments environment
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has joined a new private Ethereum-based marketplace for carbon offsets to help clients balance their emissions with investments in green projects. https://news.yahoo.com/cibc-joins-new-blockchain-based-carbon-offset-market-152259119.html 18 comments ethereum
- Air travellers may have to pay carbon charge to offset emissions - Planned tax will make public more aware of climate harm caused by flying, UK ministers hope https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/22/air-travellers-may-have-to-pay-carbon-charge-to-offset-emissions 13 comments worldnews
- Norway pledges to become climate neutral by 2030 - Parliament approves radical proposal of accelerated emissions cuts and carbon offsetting to achieve climate goal 20 years earlier than planned https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/15/norway-pledges-to-become-climate-neutral-by-2030 7 comments europe
- Do you want to own a solar panel in a farm far away? Anyone who buys panels in CloudSolar’s farm can remotely view how much power the farm and their panel(s) are producing and how many carbon emissions are being offset, via a cell phone. https://gigaom.com/2015/03/04/do-you-want-to-own-a-solar-panel-in-a-farm-far-away/ 11 comments technology
- "...dry mushrooms' ability to decrease carbon emissions might offset 10 percent of the entire amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities..." http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/n03342529.htm 2 comments science