Carbon offsets: can you really pay off your carbon footprint?

Can we pay someone else to take responsibility for our carbon emissions?

Climate change and the climate crisis has people around the world going on strike, marching on the streets and demanding action on global warming. But, we all have a carbon footprint and for more of us it involves carbon-intensive activities like flying around the world.

Which brings us to carbon offsets.

Is it the answer to the growing problem of aviation emissions and can it help solve the climate crisis?