Carbon Credits: Does offsetting your carbon footprint help the planet?

You might have heard about carbon credits in the news, or checked the box to offset  greenhouse gas emissions from your latest flight. But what do carbon credits actually mean?

Find out with our guests Dr. John Dees and Avantika Singh from Carbon Direct, a company that provides science-backed carbon management solutions to measure, reduce, and remove your carbon emissions. We'll discuss what carbon credits are, how they are measured and applied, and how much of a difference they can make in the fight against climate change.

Learn more about Carbon Direct: https://www.carbon-direct.com/

Further reading:
- Carbon credits definition, from the World Economic Forum
- Voluntary carbon markets, from McKinsey
- Avoiding greenwashing in the carbon offsetting industry, from the Guardian

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