Have no fear Carbon Offset Kiosks coming soon to an airport near you to rescue you from the guilt of flying and leaving all that carbon emission in the atmosphere!
So what are you actually buying? You get a piece of paper that describes an offset project purportedly sanctified by the city as "real, quantifiable, and permanent greenhouse gas reductions". According to an environmental lawyer it's better than nothing, for awareness generation alone, but is unsure about the validity or value of the purchase. The kiosks cost $200,000 to install and are currently operating out of SFO where they charge about $34 per passenger for a 6000 mile trip, roughly 6 cents per mile. It has been reported, however, that San Francisco is charging 60 times the actual cost of the offset with a portion of the proceeds feeding the San Fransisco Carbon Fund.
The way I see it not traveling creates other environmental strains. What's next?
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