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Dec 31, 2021
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The global carbon market is booming, itβs expected to reach $22 trillion by 2050.
So where did it all start?
A thread 𧡠of how a Mormon missionary and a future Reiki Master started it all in the 80βs
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#CarbonOffset
#Netzero
π (1/9) In 1987, Applied Energy Services (
@TheAESCorp
) planned on building a ~180 MW coal-fired power plant in Connecticut.
The
#coal
plant would produce ~14 million tons of CO2 emissions over its lifetime.
Global warming was already making some waves & AES was concerned
π (2/9)