Google’s Carbon Offset Plan Shows Where the World Has Failed on Climate Change

Gizmodo September 14, 2020

Google didn’t actually go back in time and stop itself from producing millions of tons of greenhouse gas pollution. Instead, it offset those emissions, meaning it paid for green projects elsewhere to make up for its environmental impact. The company told BBC its offsets have mostly been focused on capturing methane gas where it leaks out of pig farms and landfill sites.

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