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Written by Karolina Sarna
Most carbon offsets pay for a reduction that would have happened anyway, and even the real ones store carbon only temporarily against a fossil emission that lasts for centuries. The cleanup is making the credits look more trustworthy without changing what they are: a claim the atmosphere never registers.]]>