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Carbon offsets can be tough to get right

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Oct 21, 2021

If you can't pollute less, pay someone else to pollute less for you. Carbon offsets sound simple but are complicated in practice.

According to the Ecosystem Marketplace, the global carbon offset market is worth around $750 million. Above, a pilot carbon dioxide capture plant in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ida Guldbaek Arentsen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

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