Why ‘carbon Offsets’ Don’t Do All That They Promise

By Akshat Rathi and Ryan Williams | Bloomberg, Washington Post: Business
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 10:00pm

Procter & Gamble Co. plans to spend $100 million on carbon offsets to neutralize a small proportion of its greenhouse gas emissions. Another consumer products giant, Unilever Plc, is foregoing offsets, at least for now. Perhaps surprisingly, it’s Unilever’s course that’s more in line with the urgings of scientists and environmental activists.

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