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Carbon offsets were my big climate solution until I did the math
I spent $200 on carbon offsets last year thinking I was saving the planet. Then I read a report from the Guardian that found 90% of rainforest offsets from a major certifier were fake. I checked my own offset provider and they couldn't prove a single tree was still standing. Now I just donate directly to local solar co-ops. Anyone else get burned by bogus offsets?
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michaelgrant1mo ago
Honestly that's wild. So when you asked them for proof, did they just straight up ghost you or give you some vague corporate nonsense about "carbon accounting principles"?
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ivanbell1mo agoProlific Poster
Read they just recycle old numbers and call it verified, sounds shady to me.
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brianm661mo ago
Bet they pulled some carbon offset math out of thin air.
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