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Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate & Environmental Studies, Vanderbilt University

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Replacing windows and adding a heat pump in place of a furnace can save energy, reducing emissions. Tristan Spinski for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Under pressure from customers and investors, many U.S. companies have pledged to voluntarily reduce their impact on the climate. But that doesn’t always mean they’re cutting their own greenhouse gas emissions.

A large number of companies are instead paying others to reduce carbon emissions on their behalf through projects that generate carbon offsets.

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