Carbon offsetting is the act of purchasing carbon credits to balance the carbon emissions you've created.
Carbon credits involve multiple technologies from tree-planting to funding renewable energy projects to direct carbon capture.
<aside> 💡 In general, credits should be viewed as the final action you should take once you've reduced your carbon impact as much as possible by adjusting your lifestyle and spending habits with Carbon tracking.
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You can purchase and keep track of carbon credits from the Credits tab in the app.
Your list of carbon credits can be found by tapping on the green Total offset bar. From there, you can see the certificates for your credits by tapping the green "Credited" button on each credit order. Here’s an example.
<aside> 💡 Decarbon partners with Patch to provide carbon credits.
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Credits are available for various projects curated by Decarbon. The price varies depending on the particulars of each project. Credit values are negative, while your purchases values are positive.
Payments are executed securely through Stripe, with Apple and Google Pay methods available. Decarbon doesn't store user payment method information in its databases.
There are two ways to get credits: single purchases and subscriptions.
You can buy credits one at a time by first choosing a project.
Each project profile contains useful details like: