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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== | ||
Revision as of 19:52, August 25, 2007
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 like Al Gore look good.
See also
- Carbon sequestration - the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere