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Re:Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as... by konschubert on Monday October 08, 2018 @02:37AM (#18164643)
I don't know how effective these carbon offsets are.

Many of them may just be re-planting some forests that would have been planted anyways or may be even playing some more obvious scam.

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Re:Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as... by fspoettel on Monday October 08, 2018 @05:02PM (#18171279)
If you are looking for something that is probably not a scam, there is a UN citizen platform for carbon offsets. [0] FWIW the platform is supported by a number of major corporations including Microsoft. [1]

[0] https://unfccc.int/climate-action/climate-neutral-now/i-am-a... [1] https://unfccc.int/climate-action/climate-neutral-now/i-am-a...

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Re:Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as... by ForHackernews on Monday October 08, 2018 @02:42AM (#18164664)
You can buy credits here https://www.goldstandard.org/get-involved/make-an-impact for projects that have been audited and certified.
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Re:Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as... by gdubs on Monday October 08, 2018 @11:13AM (#18168159)
Carbonfund was recommended by my airline, and they provide full transparency into which programs your money is going towards, so you can research and decide for yourself.
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