Hot topic: Is carbon offsetting really that ‘green’?

Dec 13, 2019

Buildings are seen on a hazy day in downtown Chongqing January 30, 2013. REUTERS/ Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE) - GM1E91U0UZU01

Companies are also increasingly using carbon credits to offset their emissions. Image: REUTERS/ Carlos Barria

Susanna Twidale

Journalist, Reuters

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A man rides his bicycle past the cooling tower and chimneys from a coal-burning power station in Beijing June 1, 2012. China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) - GM1E86116S701

Coal-burning power stations are a major source of energy in China. Image: REUTERS/David Gray

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