Maybe I'm misinterpreting your question, but my understanding is that funding carbon emission-reducing projects is one of the ways carbon offsets typically work

Maybe I'm misinterpreting your question, but my understanding is that funding carbon emission-reducing projects is one of the ways carbon offsets typically work. From https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/carbon-offset.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-scienc... : > When you buy an offset, you fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Edit: maybe you meant "how is it reducing carbon in the atmosphere today?" whereas I meant reducing total emissions over a period of time that extends into the future. A sibling comment brought this up as well.