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Originally Posted by matt_xyz  I am sceptical about carbon offsets but think pollution permits are the way forward.
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a big problem with carbon offsetting is that the money goes only to plant trees (after a percentage of profit is skimmed off) - in a lot of these schemes there is no provision for aftercare meaning that many will die from being too close together and even those that survive may be felled very early in their lives - many of these schemes are little more than a con
It would be better if the carbon offset money went into a fund (like landfil tax arrangements) which was used to fund woodland improvements and sustainable tree planting.