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It’s only carbon neutral (but I like it)
Want to live like a rock star? It’s easy. All you have to do is become carbon neutral. Rock bands like the Rolling Stones and Coldplay have staged carbon-neutral concert tours by investing in green projects to offset their gig-related emissions.
Even Hollywood is getting into the act. The filmmaker behind the climate change disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow reportedly spent $200,000 (U.S.) planting trees to offset the 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide his crew generated.
There are different ways to become carbon neutral. One method is to pay an organization to plant trees that will offset your greenhouse gas emissions. But this approach is loaded with problems: trees take years to mature to the point where they absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide; planted trees may die before they reach full growth; and if there’s a forest fire, the offsets may go up in smoke—literally!
Luckily, there’s a better way.