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Re:Global rich must cut their carbon footprint 97% to stave ... by kaybe on Friday May 07, 2021 @02:55PM (#27079512)
Until the payment actually leads to the carbon being captured and stored again (or the kerosine is from renewable sources) nothing much is won.
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Re:Global rich must cut their carbon footprint 97% to stave ... by tunesmith on Saturday May 08, 2021 @04:52AM (#27085202)
There are plenty of organizations that track this and make sure the advertised offsets are not wasteful in this manner.
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Re:Global rich must cut their carbon footprint 97% to stave ... by xnx on Friday May 07, 2021 @03:03PM (#27079631)
This is key. Carbon has to get out of the air and go back in the ground.
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Re:Global rich must cut their carbon footprint 97% to stave ... by amelius on Friday May 07, 2021 @04:10PM (#27080343)
How is the carbon tax rate derived then?
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