Paying to plant trees because you use carbon in your daily life would be an example of
A)carbon reduction.
B)cap and trade.
C)carbon offsets.
D)carbon production [ambiguous].
E)going carbon neutral.

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Carbon offsets involve compensating for the carbon dioxide emissions one is responsible for by funding an equivalent carbon dioxide saving elsewhere, such as through tree planting projects. This does not reduce one's own carbon emissions directly but offsets them by contributing to carbon sequestration or reduction efforts elsewhere.

Paying to Plant Trees Because You Use Carbon in Your