We have officially advised our university to ditch carbon offsets – and focus on cutting emissions
3 Dec 2024
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Some would say carbon offsetting offers us a way out. At the University of Exeter we have explored the role of carbon offsets in the university’s very ambitious target of net zero by 2030.
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