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<p>A treadle water pump paid for by offsets has the power to transform poor communities.</p>
<p>A treadle water pump paid for by offsets has the power to transform poor communities.</p>
<p>Anyone coming to offsetting for the first time could be forgiven for thinking they'd fallen into an alphabet soup. So here's a (very simple) guide to the essentials.</p>
<p>From Cambodian kitchens to Argentinian sugar mills, offset projects are cutting emissions and spurring development.</p>
Adam Brett built a thriving business with the backing of a few smallholders from a war-stricken Uganda. He talks to Kay Sexton about solar drying, sales and sustainability.
Could reviving the ancient technique of charcoal making really solve the global food crisis, halt deforestation and lock up carbon dioxide for good? Chris Goodall sifts fact from myth on biochar.