When Bill Gates, a self-proclaimed environmentalist, was confronted over his private jet carbon emissions, he deflected the issue, arguing that he offsets his emissions. He is not alone. From other ...

If you’ve ever purchased a plane ticket, you’ve probably stumbled across (or, more likely, clicked past) a carbon offset. Carbon offsets are commitments from a third-party platform to invest in a ...

Piers Forster receives funding from the European Horizons Research Programme and the UK Research Council. He is a member of the UK Climate Change Committee. He is Trustee of the United Bank of Carbon ...

Carbon offsets are under intense scrutiny, with recent reports from Amazon to Australia exposing some flaws, which may lead to doubts about their effectiveness and, therefore, distrust. This is made ...

The aviation industry is facing a critical challenge: a shortage of airline carbon credits and there’s a very high probability that it’ll result in more expensive airfares. But what is a carbon offset ...