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Using Carbon Offsets to Tackle Climate Change
35:12 - 38:07 (02:54)
Carbon offsets can be a market-based solution to reduce carbon emissions by creating a revenue stream for for-profit carbon reducing businesses. By purchasing verified carbon offsets, any technology which sequesters or prevents carbon can become financially viable and contribute to reducing climate change.
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Andy and Michael discuss the lunacy of carbon offsetting and the cost of doing so as a company that manufactures products in Vietnam and China.
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Andy and Michael discuss the lunacy of carbon offsetting and the cost of doing so as a company that manufactures products in Vietnam and China.
ChapterUsing Carbon Offsets to Tackle Climate Change
Episode#35 - King of Kickstarter
PodcastMy First Million
Carbon offsets, which allow businesses to offset their carbon emissions by investing in projects that reduce or remove carbon from the atmosphere, can be a profitable solution for a for-profit carbon reducing business.
36:11 - 38:07 (01:55)
Summary
Carbon offsets, which allow businesses to offset their carbon emissions by investing in projects that reduce or remove carbon from the atmosphere, can be a profitable solution for a for-profit carbon reducing business. This concept encourages businesses to invest in any technology that sequesters carbon or prevents carbon emissions, such as the capping and trapping of landfill methane gases.