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Re:I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to expla... by yojo on Monday April 11, 2022 @11:53AM (#30990517)
I’m not an expert on the market, but I don’t think there are many carbon offsets sold as “we will plant and maintain an acre of forest in perpetuity.”

And frankly it’s not something any organization can promise. Governments change and clear forest that was previously protected. Brazil provides a current and unfortunate example of this.

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Re:I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to expla... by Ekaros on Monday April 11, 2022 @02:28PM (#30992717)
Also I wonder what ratio of those schemes are trees planted that would have anyway been planted for industrial forestry... We grow trees for reasons. And if there is extra cash in it there is few who don't take it.
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