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Letter: Offsetting can still be done, but it costs a lot (2)

Published 22 May 2024

From Dyane Silvester, Arnside, Cumbria, UK

Has Lawton considered that his carbon offset certificate’s “1.69 mt” might actually be a correct use of the prefix “m” and mean that he has paid to offset 1.69 millitonnes of carbon? He could probably do a better thing for the environment if, instead of paying into a rather opaque “carbon offset” market, he visited his local garden centre and bought a native tree to plant at home, or for a nature reserve if lacking space to do so at home.

Issue no. 3492 published 25 May 2024

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