Monday, May 24, 2010

Do Carbon Offsets Do More Damage Than Good?


Summer holidays are on the way. You’ve booked a trip to Hawaii for all the family, but now your green conscience is kicking in. Flying a family of four from New York to Honolulu and back produces more carbon dioxide emissions than the average American family car does in one year.

Can carbon credits ease your pain? Opinion is divided, but many scientists now believe carbon credit schemes (where carbon dioxide emissions are offset using techniques such as planting trees) do more damage than good.

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