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Do Carbon Offsets Really Work? It Depends on the Details

Last week, JetBlue announced it will offset its 15 billion to 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon credits and pumping cleaner-burning aviation fuel into planes landing at San Francisco International Airport. Great! Or is it? American corporations across the economy are trying to build up their green credentials,

John Hoffmire2020-01-14T13:54:41-06:00Tags: Alternative to fossil fuels, Carbon footprint, Carbon Offsets, Curb climate change, Sustainable aviation fuel|

The most effective ways to curb climate change might surprise you

The planet is barreling toward 1.5 degrees of global warming as soon as 2030 unless we enact “unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” a dire United Nations report warned in October.

To reduce our impact on the climate and avert disaster, it’s going to take more than switching to high-efficiency

John Hoffmire2019-08-26T04:00:58-05:00Tags: Curb climate change, Impact on the climate, What can be done to fight climate change|