Carbon credits could eventually play an important role in fighting climate change, but right now a few dollars’ worth won’t change much. By Maggie Astor Carbon ...

On Tuesday, the Biden administration unveiled new guidelines on “responsible participation” in the voluntary carbon market, or VCM — the system that allows companies to say they’ve canceled out their ...

JetBlue announced that it would offset its 15 to 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon credits. But is the tactic a long term solution? Credit: Tomás Del Coro Investment ...

That’s two questions, Dana. You’re only supposed to ask one. But I’ll be generous and answer both. Let me start by elaborating on the point and purpose of carbon offsets for commercial plane travel.

Thousands of companies have established net zero goals, and many use carbon offsets—for example, paying to protect forests—to bolster their claims about reducing emissions. Shell, for example, spent ...

Carbon offsets are confusing, and many people wonder how—or if—they even work. Hoping to find a more guilt-free way to travel, frequent flier Tim Neville heads to the ranchlands of Montana to see what ...

As we gratefully return to air travel post-Covid, it’s a good time to reflect on the choices we can personally make to reduce our environmental footprint. However, it’s not always easy. While there ...

Investment and university pension funds, cement manufacturers, home heating distributors, tech giants like Google and Amazon, and the ride-hailing firm Lyft all say they are reducing their carbon ...

For most of us, just living our daily lives means an almost constant increase in our carbon footprints, the amount of climate-polluting emissions we generate in the atmosphere. In fact, according to ...

Duke recently achieved carbon neutrality — but this doesn’t mean the University’s emissions equal zero. In reality, this historic achievement was made possible by both emissions reductions and the ...

TikTok has made its first major filing to challenge a law President Biden signed in April that would ban the app nationwide unless it is sold to a non-Chinese buyer. Lawmakers are concerned the ...