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Carbon Offsets Can Do More Environmental Harm Than Good, Sharon Beder

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

When was the last time you booked a flight? That extra A$1 in the final stages of booking may seem a small price to pay for offsetting the carbon emissions you generate travelling by air. But globally and across consumer companies, offsets are not only green-washing, but can do more harm than good.