How do carbon offsets help?

Signing up for Duke Energy’s Carbon Offset Program shows that you are concerned enough about improving the environment to participate in a voluntary program and support the reduction of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO₂).

Carbon offsets help balance your environmental equation by funding programs and technologies that prevent or sequester the emission of greenhouse gases.

Reforestation projects are one way to offset CO₂ emissions. Through photosynthesis, trees naturally capture and remove CO₂ emissions from the air. In addition, CO₂ can be balanced through the capture of methane gas produced by animals and landfills.

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