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If I wanted to assess my carbon footprint, and the cost to offset, and then pay to actually fund mitigation, how would I do that? Eg this doesn't seem fully cr

If I wanted to assess my carbon footprint, and the cost to offset, and then pay to actually fund mitigation, how would I do that? Eg this doesn't seem fully credible, but is responsive https://www.terrapass.com/product/productindividuals-families https://www.terrapass.com/product/productindividuals-familie...

maccard 7y ago
I believe you're looking at this the wrong way around. The consensus is that buying carbon offsets only works as the last resort, only after you've taken all of the steps to reduce your output in the first place - fly less, drive less, eat less meat, eat local produce, reduce the amount of products you buy. If you're buying a carbon offset to feel better about your lifestyle, you probably shouldn't bother. After that, you still need to look into the actual product you're buying into directly and ensure that they're doing what they say they're doing, and that the programs are managed correctly (which is very difficult to do). In terms of calculating your CO2, https://www.carbonindependent.org/ https://www.carbonindependent.org/ is pretty good for the UK. I'm not aware of an equivalent for the US though (sorry) - http://theconversation.com/carbon-offsets-can-do-more-environmental-harm-than-good-26593 http://theconversation.com/carbon-offsets-can-do-more-enviro... - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-offset-projects-carbon-emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-o... - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/is-carbon-offset-an-effective-addition-to-your-green-lifestyle-a7501226.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/is-carbon-... - https://www.nrdc.org/stories/should-you-buy-carbon-offsets https://www.nrdc.org/stories/should-you-buy-carbon-offsets - https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-11/carbon-offsets-worth-buying-air-travel-tourism-emissions/9638466 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-11/carbon-offset... - https://theenergymix.com/2017/04/25/carbon-offsets-dont-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ https://theenergymix.com/2017/04/25/carbon-offsets-dont-redu...

maccard 7y ago

I believe you're looking at this the wrong way around. The consensus is that buying carbon offsets only works as the last resort, only after you've taken all of the steps to reduce your output in the first place - fly less, drive less, eat less meat, eat local produce, reduce the amount of products you buy. If you're buying a carbon offset to feel better about your lifestyle, you probably shouldn't bother. After that, you still need to look into the actual product you're buying into directly and ensure that they're doing what they say they're doing, and that the programs are managed correctly (which is very difficult to do). In terms of calculating your CO2, https://www.carbonindependent.org/ https://www.carbonindependent.org/ is pretty good for the UK. I'm not aware of an equivalent for the US though (sorry) - http://theconversation.com/carbon-offsets-can-do-more-environmental-harm-than-good-26593 http://theconversation.com/carbon-offsets-can-do-more-enviro... - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-offset-projects-carbon-emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-o... - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/is-carbon-offset-an-effective-addition-to-your-green-lifestyle-a7501226.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/is-carbon-... - https://www.nrdc.org/stories/should-you-buy-carbon-offsets https://www.nrdc.org/stories/should-you-buy-carbon-offsets - https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-11/carbon-offsets-worth-buying-air-travel-tourism-emissions/9638466 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-11/carbon-offset... - https://theenergymix.com/2017/04/25/carbon-offsets-dont-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ https://theenergymix.com/2017/04/25/carbon-offsets-dont-redu...