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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 play

• ForHackernews 8y ago
  You can buy credits here https://www.goldstandard.org/get-involved/make-an-impact https://www.goldstandard.org/get-involved/make-an-impact for projects that have been audited and certified.
  • 2918273756663 8y ago
    That's great, audits and certifications are definitely a way to legitimize incentives! I remember a certain Arthur Andersen being an exemplary model of such a rigorous and trusted auditor, certifying certain projects that intensified incentives to create quite a force for change -- such as the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002.
• gdubs 8y ago
  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.
• fspoettel 8y ago
  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-citizen https://unfccc.int/climate-action/climate-neutral-now/i-am-a... [1] https://unfccc.int/climate-action/climate-neutral-now/i-am-a-company-or-an-organization/climate-neutral-now-signatories https://unfccc.int/climate-action/climate-neutral-now/i-am-a...