Deep Dive: Can planting trees really offset my flight emissions?

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Ever been in this situation? You want to fly, but when you start looking at carbon offset websites, you can’t tell what’s real? Then this episode’s definitely for you. We asked around, and got some pretty interesting answers, including from an unlikely carbon credit b.s. detector.

1 Nov 2024 English Germany Society & Culture · Health & Fitness

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