Podcast Apr 22, 2021

Are Carbon Offsets Bogus?

Eduardo Porter, Tess Vigeland, Michael Greenstone, and Barbara Haya
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Some of the world’s largest companies (and biggest emitters of CO2) boast big investments in carbon offset programs to reduce their reported carbon footprint. Do these programs work? If so, for whom? Michael Greenstone and Barbara Haya join to take a close look at proposed solutions to reducing on carbon emissions.

 

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