I didn't want to fly – so I took a cargo ship from Germany to Canada

Re:I didn't want to fly – so I took a cargo ship from German... by selectstatement on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @04:38PM (#21985196)

How do you compensate for the CO2 released? Do you contribute to some kind of CO2 removal project? Not being sarcastic or anything I just genuinely don't know how to compensate for CO2.

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Re:I didn't want to fly – so I took a cargo ship from German... by t0mas88 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @02:37PM (#21994907)

Yes, most airlines offer this option. There are two ways, one is buying the CO2 rights from someone else (that doesn't have a net positive effect on the world, don't do this if you really want to contribute something) the other is donating money to projects specifically to reduce CO2. Mostly that's tree planting projects, in areas that have had deforestation in the past.

There are a few organizations that audit these projects to guarantee they're actually planting trees and planting the right amount etc.

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Re:I didn't want to fly – so I took a cargo ship from German... by dwild on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:31PM (#21985843)

When I pay to compensate my CO2 emission, it goes into tree planting project.

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