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A '''carbon offset''' is a practice held to reduce the "polluting" effects of [[carbon dioxide]] emissions, with the supposed aim of reducing [[global warming]].

A '''carbon offset''' is a practice held to reduce the "polluting" effects of [[carbon dioxide]] emissions, with the supposed aim of reducing [[global warming]].

Since carbon dioxide is not actually a pollutant, carbon offsetting has no beneficial effect on the environment. Its only actual use is to make politicians and activists look good.  

Since carbon dioxide is not actually a pollutant, carbon offsetting has no beneficial effect on the environment. Its only actual use is to make politicians and activists like [[Al Gore]] look good.  

==See also==

==See also==