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Carbon offsets can bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans — Nashville data is promising

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Under pressure from customers and investors, many U.S. companies have pledged to voluntarily reduce their climate impact. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re reducing their own greenhouse gas emissions. Many companies instead pay other companies to reduce carbon emissions on their behalf through projects that generate carbon offsets. There are reasons to be skeptical of this…