,Ask your average movie-goer what a carbon offset is and you may get a puzzled look or a vague response about air travel fees. Many might be surprised to learn that carbon offsets, whereby polluters help finance low-carbon emissions projects to counterbalance their own excessive pollution, are quickly becoming mainstream.
Industry and consumers are now commonly funding wind power arrays, tree plantations and other green projects which thereby reduce one's overall carbon footprint. The ecological karma thus created is said to compensate for otherwise sinful consumption and pollution patterns.
