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Offsetting
Carbon offsetting enables individuals and businesses to reduce the CO2 emissions they are responsible for by offsetting, reducing, or displacing CO2 emissions to another place, typically where it is more economical to do so. For instance, planting trees could be an attempt to offset CO2 being used. Carbon offsets typically include renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects. Certain sources of offsetting have undergone scrutiny. For instance, planting trees has taken on criticism because of the lack to ensure the preservation of these planted forests and because studies have found that plants are large source of methane, which is a greenhouse gas.
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