It is a fact that cars produce tons of carbon dioxide which prove to be harmful to the environment. And while we know that for a fact, this is actually the reason why the push for electric or even lower emitting vehicles has been pushed.
However for some, the task is easier said than done. And while many are trying, the real measuring stick to determine the level of CO2 emitted cannot be easily measured. But it looks like there is a program being pushed right now and it is called carbon offsetting.
Put simply, carbon offsetting is based around the idea that you can pay to wipe clean the environmental damage that occurs every time you drive to the supermarket, or pick the grandchildren up from school. In return for your money, a growing number of companies will offer to invest, on your behalf, in any number of environmentally sound projects. Anything from planting trees in the Amazon, to offshore wind farms in the North Sea or solar panels for third world hospitals.
It really sounds something like the conventional tasks and efforts we see today. However, it remains that it may take more than this to really put the carbon emission issue to rest. The only good side about this proposed program is that it helps in any little way it can. And most of all, the important thing is will car owners bite?
(Source) Press
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