Offsetting. Everybody’s at it. Shell says that it offsets the petrol that its customers buy. The aviation industry has said offsetting is how we can carry on flying. Some countries even want to offset their emissions. But what is carbon offsetting and does it work?
BP's new plan to be a "net zero" company by 2050 is a cynical attempt to distract the public from the oil and gas giant's ongoing role in climate change.