Petrobras has bought 175,000 carbon credits and entered the market. This move marks its entry into the voluntary carbon credit market. Each credit stops one ton of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. In total, this means 175,000 tons of greenhouse gases are not released. The credits equal saving 570 hectares of the Amazon rainforest. This […]
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