Carbon credits primarily help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. A carbon credit equals one ton of hydrocarbon fuel as indicated.
A carbon offset is a term to describe the environmental benefit from an initiative that avoids, reduces or removes greenhouse gases from the atmosphere
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