{"id":265722,"date":"2025-03-24T17:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/buying-carbon-credits-to-fight-climate-change-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:01:40","slug":"buying-carbon-credits-to-fight-climate-change-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/buying-carbon-credits-to-fight-climate-change-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying carbon credits to fight climate change? Here\u2019s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taylor Swift may not be the first person who comes to mind when you think about climate change. But more than once, the singer has found herself in the middle of a media storm over her carbon di\u00adoxide emissions. Swift regularly hops aboard her private jet, as she did in 2024 to get from a concert in Tokyo to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas the next day. A spokesperson said that Swift purchases more than enough carbon credits to offset her jet-setting. But fans and haters alike want to know: Is it enough?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you travel by plane, even in less-glamorous economy, you\u2019ve probably faced a similar question. Airlines often offer passengers the option to pay a few extra dollars to offset their share of the flight\u2019s emissions. It\u2019s considered the climate-friendly thing to do. By purchasing carbon credits, you\u2019re paying someone somewhere to take some action\u2009\u2014\u2009probably saving an existing forest or perhaps planting trees\u2009\u2014\u2009that reduces total global emissions enough to cover your contribution. You can take off without a guilty conscience. Supposedly.<\/p>\n\n\n