What Is Carbon Offsetting?

The meaning behind the environmental jargon

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Carbon offsetting is something you may’ve heard of companies and organisations doing to counteract their carbon footprint.

There’s not really one single, concrete, definition — everyone has their own ideas of what ‘counts’ as carbon…

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What Is Carbon Offsetting?

The meaning behind the environmental jargon

Carbon offsetting is something you may’ve heard of companies and organisations doing to counteract their carbon footprint.

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