To meet climate goals, some organizations use a mechanism called carbon offsets to counteract some of their emissions. Money ...

When you go to buy something off Etsy, you’re assured that “Etsy offsets carbon emissions from every delivery.” Shopify offers a program like this too. You might run into the same thing buying an ...

Carbon Offsets, And The Greenwashing Dilemma Introduction . As 2025 draws to a close, Scientific Reports has published a landmark study that shakes the foundations of global climate policy and challen ...

Now, programs that seek to avoid or reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions account for 82% of the market for offsets. Buyers of this type of offset are credited with lowering future emissions by, ...

The next time you buy a plane ticket or get a package delivered, you might see a pop-up on the website: the chance to buy a carbon offset with your purchase. That offset is basically a promise, says ...

The response of Taylor Swift’s spokesperson to December reports that the pop star had generated 128 tons of carbon dioxide from private jet travel in just three months was simple: Before the start of ...

For many years, scientists believed rising CO₂ levels would help Earth’s plants significantly slow climate change. As carbon ...