If a forest goes up in smoke, what about the offset? Christian Roberts-Olsen / shutterstock June 4, 2021 Carbon dioxide lasts for centuries – so should carbon offsets Tim Kruger, University of Oxford Emissions linger in the atmosphere for far longer than human or corporate lifespans.
Sarayut Thaneerat / Alamy March 12, 2021 Carbon offsets offer a fantasy of capitalism without crises Robert Watt, University of Manchester I spoke to dozens of people in the industry, to find out what they do – and don’t – believe.
Kira Volkov/Shutterstock July 14, 2020 Climate explained: what if we took all farm animals off the land and planted crops and trees instead? Sebastian Leuzinger, Auckland University of Technology If agricultural land was used to grow crops, it would limit methane emissions from livestock, but not store a substantial amount of carbon. Growing trees is what makes the difference.