Carbon Offsets to Soothe Guilty Air Travelers at SFO
December 30, 2008
Concerned about your carbon footprint?
San Francisco International Airport knows that you are and is planning to offer carbon credits to people concerned about the environmental impact of their travels.
The airport is planning to set up kiosks where travelers will be able to easily purchase carbon offsets. Carbon offsets work to counterbalance your carbon usage by reducing carbon emissions elsewhere.
When you purchase a carbon offset, it means that you are purchasing the equivalent to offsetting one metric ton of CO2.
The program at SFO would work like this: you enter your destination into the kiosk, which will then calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that you’re responsible for.
Then it comes up with a figure for what it will cost you to offset your carbon usage, and allows you to charge it right to your credit card by swiping it through the machine.
The receipt would detail the actual carbon-reducing projects the money went to.
The pilot program is being set up by carbon-offset company 3Degrees and is set to go into effect this coming spring.
In the meantime, if you’re flying Delta, you can purchase carbon offsets directly from their Delta Offsets website.
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this is the biggest scam. I believe penn and teller already busted this one.
waste of money