Dear John Oliver: The Truth behind Carbon Offsets

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Written by Brenan Dwyer
John Oliver recently featured carbon offsets as the focus of his show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. This episode piqued the interest of sustainability circles, so we wanted to address where he was on the money, and where he was off the mark.
what's the best $ amount for an individual travel offset? You’re not really adequately covering your carbon offset under $10 per person per flight.
“Fundamentally, we cannot offset our way out of climate change.” He’s right. Carbon offsets are not our answer. They are one tool, a stopgap tool, in a portfolio of tools. The first step in carbon neutrality is to reduce.
Brenan Dwyer
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