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People getting off plane

Planning to carbon offset your flight? You should read this first

17 July 2019

Carbon offsetting seems like an easy solution to climate guilt, but not all offsetting schemes are created equal
Celebrating the ratification of the Paris Agreement

Trump ditching Paris climate deal isn't the end of the world

2 June 2017

The US president has decided to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, but the rest of us, including US states and cities, can come together to work around him and save the planet

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