Talk:Carbon offset

The previous state of the article wasn't exactly correct, since carbon offsetting is not actually offsetting the "polluting" effects of CO₂. As the article correctly pointed out, CO₂ is not a pollutant. Because of this, I have removed the "deceit" category; whether or not carbon offsets do anything can be argued, but they aren't deceitful. I have inserted a little closer definition of carbon offsetting, as well as inserted an example. I also added the interesting fact that planting trees doesn't reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. HelpJazz 00:30, 14 September 2007 (EDT)

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These credits delay the take up of more carbon-efficent industries and technologies because peopele [sic] believe that they are doing an environmentally friendly thing {{fact}}.

I'm not entirely sure what this means, but it seems like an uncited opinion. The fact tag has been there since November. HelpJazz 21:50, 3 January 2008 (EST)

"While carbon is consumed by the tree during growth, the exact same amount of carbon is produced during decomposition. The net carbon gain, therefore, is zero over the entire lifecycle of the tree." You know, I don't think this is quite true either, but I'll have to check before I make a change. (Actually, I see a lot of things I don't think are quite true.)--Frey 17:38, 2 October 2008 (EDT)