HomePortfolioEnergy & Environment The climate policy actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere The climate policy actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere By Lisa Song Wednesday July 14, 2021 When people write carbon offset rules, they always ignore the fact that there are 1,000 smart people next door that will try to game them. (ead72/Adobe) Along the coast of Northern California near the Oregon border, the cool, moist air off the Pacific sustains a strip of temperate rainforests. Soaring redwoods and Douglas firs dominate these thick, wet woodlands, creating a canopy hundreds of feet high. But if you travel inland the mix of trees gradually shifts.